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The OneDrive library provided for you is typically protected from public viewing by default. Only you can access personal documents and media files that you store in it unless you explicitly share a folder of documents or a single document with other people in your organization for reviewing or co-editing.
Note:Features of and access to your library may differ from what is described in this article, depending your organization’s customizations.
Built-in privacy for personal documents
All documents and files in the top-level OneDrive library on your personal site are protected from public view by default, making it an apt location for storing confidential documents or original drafts that you want to save, for example. Only you can see this content, except for those documents that you explicitly indicate that you want to share.
Typically a Shared with Everyone folder is provided for documents that you want to share with everyone in your organization. Permissions on this folder are typically set for Can view.
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Change sharing permissions for a document
You can change the permissions of people sharing a folder or document straight from a document library. Documents may inherit permissions from the folder that contains them and you can change those settings from the library also.
Note:Changes to a folder apply to all documents within the folder unless you select a document and specifically set different permissions for the people with whom you’ve shared the document.
Note:Features of and access to your library may differ from what is described in this article, depending your organization’s customizations.
To change permissions for someone sharing a folder of documents or a single document:
From the OneDrive for work or school library, in the Sharing column for the folder or document, click Shared with some people. A details page appears with sharing options.
For each person whose permissions you want to change, click the down arrow to the right of the name, and then click Can edit, Can view, or Stop sharing. To give someone else permission to share the document or folder or document, click INVITE PEOPLE, set their permissions and click SHARE.
If you want to change inheritance settings, whereby a document may inherit permissions from a parent folder, click ADVANCED and use the ribbon options to reset inheritance.
Share documents with other people in your organization
Your personal OneDrive library lets you share a folder or document with other people for their reference or for co-editing. To share a folder of documents or a single document with more people, you can click the Shared with some people icon () and invite people to share the document for viewing or editing. Or you can click the ellipsis (…) to the right of a folder or document in your library, and then type the name of someone with whom you want to share the item for viewing or editing.
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Right-click on a shared folder or file, navigate to OneDrive and then select Manage access.
Do one of the following: Select Grant access to share with more people. Select Links to change permissions. Select the Can edit or Can view dropdown to change permissions or Remove direct access.
The OneDrive library provided for you is typically protected from public viewing by default. Only you can access personal documents and media files that you store in it unless you explicitly share a folder of documents or a single document with other people in your organization for reviewing or co-editing.
Select which users, permissions groups, and distribution groups you want to grant access to: Mark the checkboxes next to those you want to grant access to. ...
Click Update to save the permission settings for the file or folder.
Groups are at the heart of permissions, as they determine the permissions for each user. The easiest way to keep clear, granular controls is to make a group for each role or task in your organization.
Only you can see your OneDrive files. While a business administrator can see all folders in a business account, your colleagues can't see your documents unless you give them access.
The files and folders you store in OneDrive are private until you decide to “share” them with specific people. As the owner of your documents, you also have the ability to stop sharing files with specific people at any time. What does the OneDrive folder do?
To see a snapshot of all activities and comments on any file in OneDrive, use the details pane on your files. There you can also see who has access to a file.
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Both sets of permissions can be assigned in the properties window of a file or folder. NTFS permissions are assigned in the Security tab of the properties window.Share permissions are assigned in the Sharing tab by clicking Advanced Sharing, then clicking Permissions.
Read Permissions - Allows or denies reading permissions of the file or folder, such as Full Control, Read, and Write. Change Permissions - Allows or denies changing permissions of the file or folder, such as Full Control, Read, and Write.
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