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Create a OneDrive sharing link: permissions and expiration

These are the steps to share a file with specific people with permission to view or edit. We will explain in detail the starting position, setting values, completion confirmation, and how to review in case of problems.

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Create a OneDrive sharing link: permissions and expiration overview: Check preparation and starting position, Open and configure features, Complete and check results, Fix the problem and exit safely
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Who this guide is for and what to prepare

  • First-time users of Microsoft OneDrive
  • People who want to safely check the deadline and permissions and create a shared link on OneDrive

What you need

  • Save the target to OneDrive, decide the email address of the person you want to share it with, decide whether to view or edit it, and decide on the end date.

Check preparation and starting position

Save the target to OneDrive, decide the email address of the person you want to share it with, decide whether to view or edit it, and decide on the end date.

Open and configure features

  1. Select the target on OneDrive Web and press [Share]. Select [Specific users] or within your organization in the link settings, and turn off [Allow editing] if you only want to view the link.
  2. If available in the contract and administrator settings, set the expiration date and password and click [Apply]. Enter the recipient and click [Send] or [Copy link].

Complete and check results

  1. Open the item's [Details] > [Manage access] and check the recipients, link type, and editing permission. To stop sharing, remove the relevant link or the recipient's access.

Fix the problem and exit safely

[Anyone with the link] can also open it from the forwarded destination. Expiration dates and passwords may not be visible in plan or organization settings.

  1. If the other party can edit, delete the existing link and recreate the link without permission to edit.

Limitations and requirements

  • [Anyone with the link] can also open it from the forwarded destination. Expiration dates and passwords may not be visible in plan or organization settings.

Frequently asked questions

What if you can't find the item you want in Microsoft OneDrive?

If the other party can edit, delete the existing link and recreate the link without permission to edit.

What should I be especially careful about when checking expiration dates and permissions and creating a shared link in OneDrive?

[Anyone with the link] can also open it from the forwarded destination. Expiration dates and passwords may not be visible in plan or organization settings.

Official sources and verification date

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