Microsoft Teams File Permissions: Why Can't I Remove Direct Access?
While working with files stored in Microsoft Teams, I recently encountered an issue related to file permissions that may affect other users as well. A file was uploaded to a Microsoft Teams channel, which means it is physically stored in the SharePoint document library connected to the Team. At some point, direct access permissions were granted to an individual user using the Manage Access feature. Later, when attempting to remove this direct permission, the option was no longer available. What Happened? The file's permission overview shows that the user has Direct Access (View Only) permissions. However, when opening the permission details, SharePoint displays the following message: "Grant access is unavailable because you are not the owner of this item." Although the file was originally uploaded by the user attempting to manage permissions, SharePoint does not recognize that user as the owner of the item for permission management purposes. As a result: The granted permission remains visible. Permission levels (View, Edit, Block Download) can be selected. The Remove Access option is missing. Changes cannot be applied because the user is not considered the owner.
Please help, OneDrive sync and missing/deleted work files
I have OneDrive installed on both my PC and laptop because I use OneNote sometimes. The other day while I was on my PC, OneDrive randomly decided to sync my laptop and PC, I think, and all my files from my laptop were on my PC. This is a big problem because my PC is for personal use and laptop for work. Then I deleted some files thinking they were still on my laptop anyways. But today when I opened my laptop, all of my work files were gone. My desktop was just my PC desktop. I need help because the work files were really really important and I'm freaking out. Why would OneDrive do this? They are separate, I don't want them synced. Please help. Can I recover them?
onedrive sync issues
Hi We use OneDrive for Business and need a solution for sharing files and folders among a team while maintaining proper access permissions. Currently, each team member's Desktop and Documents folders are synced with their own personal OneDrive for Business account. In addition, we have a separate common OneDrive account that has been added to all team members' PCs, and all team members have Owner permissions on that account. When a user creates a folder or saves a file in the shared OneDrive location, it is actually being created under the common OneDrive account, not in the user's personal OneDrive. While this allows everyone to access the same files, we frequently experience synchronization conflicts and sync issues between users. What is the Microsoft-recommended approach for this type of collaboration? Is using a common OneDrive account with multiple owners a supported best practice, or should we instead use a SharePoint document library (or another Microsoft 365 solution) for shared team files, permissions, and reliable synchronization? ThanksOutlook attachments and OneDrive recent files
In Outlook Web App and the new Outlook app, the Add Attachment button displays 3 Suggested files and allows you to browse OneDrive. When you choose OneDrive, it displays a list of Recent files. What criteria is used to determine the list of suggested and recent files? I've seen very random behaviour. Sometimes, I'll open a document in SharePoint Online and when I try to attach it to an Outlook emial, it appears in the Suggested files list and the Recent files straight away. Other times it only shows up after I reload the browser tab. It's more likely to show up as one of the 3 suggested files, without needing a refresh. However I've also had it show up under OneDrive Recent files only. It doesn't appear to detect new files uploaded to SharePoint Online or OneDrive. For example, I download a PDF from another website and save it to a folder on my computer that syncs back to SharePoint Online. I then want to email this PDF to someone, but it's not available from the Outlook attachments button. I need to open the file before it shows up under the Outlook attachments button. It would be much more useful if Outlook picked up on files I recently created as well as opened.Don't expire attached chat files | Show a warning.
Teams allows users to upload files to share with others in a chat. These files inherit the organization's sharing policy. So whether you use Share or Copy Link in SharePoint or OneDrive or you use Attach File in Teams, the same default policy is applied. The issue, what makes the Teams experience different from SharePoint / OneDrive, is that the message with the attached file persists in the chat. A file that was attached to a conversation two months ago appears to still be in the chat. However, the default policy blocks access to the file that appears present. Moreover, there is no method for the sender to alter the sharing policy using the Attach function. When this an issue, this is a HUGE issue. Suggestions: Actually attach the attached file and store in the recipient's Attachments folder. Don't use a paperclip icon that says "Attach file" for files that aren't actually attachments. Warn the sender that the attached file inherits the organization's 'Share with anyone' policy and may expire. Prompt the sender to alter the sharing link before sending. Put a timer on the attachment showing the countdown to expiration. After the expiration date, the file should be labeled "Your organization's sharing policy has expired access to this file". Add a button for the recipient to request access to the file again.
SharePoint Library Help Needed
I have a SharePoint Library where I would like to implement these requirements below and would appreciate your advise: Folders were created at the library level, which looks like the image below. I do not want people to be able to create any folders or upload documents or folders at the library level, but rather only when they open the folders. I have disabled folder creation and created a PowerApps form, so that users can only upload document, edit documents, view details of the documents when they open any of the folders., but I cannot seem to find the Power Apps form when I open any of the folders and try to upload a document or view a document or edit the document details. 2. I have a choice column called Fiscal Year which has options as = FY22, FY 23, FY24, FY25, FY26. By March 2026, I would like to create an automate flow which will auto create FY27 and remove FY22 from the choice, so that the choice column is always limited to only 5 years.
OneDrive app synchronisation
I added a folder last night to my OneDrive on my computer. It synchronised to the cloud. If I share the link to this folder, it works perfectly. However, if I open the app, the folder does not show (even after 24 hours). Searching for the folder name (which takes forever btw) yields the right folder. Why is the folder not visible in the place where it should be? And why does the search yield zillions of results instead of just 1?
11 thousand sync errors!!
Hi everyone, I've been struggling with an issue in Onedrive for the past couple of days. I think (but can't be positive) that it started when I tried to 'free up space' on my desktop PC. Since then a large number of files have been flagged with a red "x" with the error message that "the name or type isn't allowed". The files in question range from .pdf to .docx, .stl, etc. There doesn't seem to be any obvious reason why I'd suddenly get this message, and none of the files contain restricted characters. Also, I can download the files without issues, and that seems to clear the 'x'. I guess one solution is to go through and download all these files, but there are 11k such files. Yeah, hoping for another solution. To date I've tried pausing and unpausing the sync; unlinking and re-linking my account; deleting the cache files; deleting and reinstalling Onedrive. Onedrive was also crashing regularly, though reinstalling seems to have at least fixed that for the moment. For what it's worth, I'm also syncing to my laptop, without issue (though won't be 'freeing up space' anytime soon :) ). Everything also seems fine online. I guess I could just leave it, as the files do seem to download ok, but this feels really flaky and I'd really like to resolve the issue. Sorry for the long post, and thanks for any advice anyone might have.
OneDrive Taking up space on C: even when nothing is being kept on device.
Recently got a new device and had all my files on the previous device synced to my OneDrive. The C drive has about 120 GB of my data (including OS) but when I check my Disk space, I only have 5GB remaining out of 256. However, OneDrive seems to be taking about 150 GB on the disk even though all the files have the cloud icons on it.
