Windows 10: Stop Sharing OneDrive Files and Folders

How to: Stop Sharing OneDrive Files and Folders

How to Stop Sharing Your OneDrive Files and Folders


You can easily save your files to OneDrive and get to them from any device, like your Windows 10 PC, Windows 10 tablet, or Windows 10 Mobile phone.

You can use OneDrive to share photos, Microsoft Office documents, other files, and entire folders with people.

You can stop sharing an item, or change the permissions others have to it, if you are the owner of the item or have edit permissions.

This tutorial will show you how to stop sharing your OneDrive files and folders with links and people.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Stop Sharing a OneDrive File or Folder from a Link
• Option Two: To Stop Sharing a OneDrive File or Folder from People or Group
• Option Three: To Remove OneDrive File or Folder Shared to You

OPTION ONE [/i] To Stop Sharing a OneDrive File or Folder from a Link
1. Go online to your OneDrive at Microsoft, and sign in if you are not already.

2. Click/tap on the Information icon in the toolbar at the top right corner to show the Details pane. (see screenshot below)



3. Select (check) a file or folder that you want to stop sharing, and click/tap on the X next to the link in the Details pane. (see screenshot below)



4. Click/tap on Remove link to confirm. (see screenshot below)



5. The link to share the selected file or folder has now been removed. (see screenshot below)








OPTION TWO [/i] To Stop Sharing a OneDrive File or Folder from People or Group
1. Go online to your OneDrive at Microsoft, and sign in if you are not already.

2. Click/tap on the Information icon in the toolbar at the top right corner to show the Details pane. (see screenshot below)



3. Select (check) a file or folder that you want to stop sharing, and click/tap on the Can View or Can Edit permissions menu in the Details pane under the person or group you want to stop sharing with. (see screenshot below)



4. Click/tap on Stop Sharing. (see screenshot below)



5. The person or group has now been removed, and can no longer view or edit the file or folder. (see screenshot below)








OPTION THREE [/i] To Remove OneDrive File or Folder Shared to You

*note This option is to remove a file or folder shared to you by someone to remove it from your shared list, and so you will no longer have access to it.

1. Go online to your OneDrive at Microsoft, and sign in if you are not already.

2. Click/tap on Shared in the left pane under your OneDrive menu. (see screenshot below)



3. Right click or press and hold on the file or folder shared by someone you want to remove, and click/tap on Remove from shared list. (see screenshot below)



4. Click/tap on Remove to confirm. (see screenshot below)

*note If this shared file or folder was spam, then you can check the Report this folder/file as spam box before clicking on Remove.



5. The shared file or folder has now been removed from your shared list, and you no longer have access to the file or folder. (see screenshot below)




That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Share Your OneDrive Files and Folders
• How to See Shared OneDrive Files and Folders
• How to Change Permission Level of Shared OneDrive Files and Folders
• How to Turn On or Off Notifications for OneDrive Shared Files in Windows 10
• How to Add or Remove Shared Folders from Your OneDrive

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sharing files

Hi Tracie,

If you would like to share files and folders, we suggest you to use OneDrive. Here are the

steps on how to Share OneDrive files and folders.

Let us know how that turned out for you.

 

?? How do I PW protect Folders in windows

hmmm?
Sharing files and folders overview You can share the files and folders stored on your computer, on a network, and on the Web. The method you choose depends on whom you want to share files with, and what computer they will use to access the files.

When you share files or folders, they are not as protected as they are when you do not share them. People with access to your computer or your network might be able to read, copy, or change files that are in a shared folder. You should always be aware that the files and folders that you share are available to other people and be sure to monitor your shared files and folders on a regular basis.

Important

If your computer is not joined to a domain, you can use the Network Setup Wizard to automatically turn file and printer sharing on or off. To start the Network Setup Wizard, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Setup Wizard.
If you both use the same computer

You can put the files you want to share in the Shared Documents folder. Files stored in the Shared Documents folder or its subfolders are always available to other users on your computer.

Step-by-step procedure
Note

If you are connected to a network domain, the Shared Documents, Shared Pictures, and Shared Music folders are not available.
If both computers are on the same network

You can share a folder or drive on your computer with others on the network. You can also control whether the files in the shared folder can be modified by other users.

If your computer is connected to a network domain, use this procedure:

Step-by-step procedure
If your computer is connected to a workgroup, use this procedure:

Step-by-step procedure
Note

If you are connected to a network domain, you will need to set the Access control for the folder or drive after sharing it. For more information, go to To set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions.
If you want to share your files online

You can publish pictures and documents on the Web using the Web Publishing Wizard. The files will be stored in a private, online folder that you manage.

Step-by-step procedure

If you don't want others to access your files

You can prevent other users from accessing your folders and the files they contain. When your computer is connected to a domain, this is called setting permissions for your file or folder. When your computer is connected to a workgroup, this is called making your folders private.

If your computer is connected to a network domain, use this procedure:

Step-by-step procedure
If your computer is connected to a workgroup, use this procedure:

Step-by-step procedure

'HELP' it can be your friend *Smile

 

OneDrive Shared Folder question

Hi leonhart1981

OneDrive is very location sensitive . . .

If you move a shared folder, OneDrive will just see that the folder no longer exists in its original location and not know that it has been moved, you would need to re-share the folder in its new location

It is like, if say, you have a Word document in your Documents folder saved from Word, that is then added to the Recent File list in Word, if you close Word and move that file in File Explorer, then try to open it from the Word recent file list, Word will tell
you the file no longer exists, because it does not know you have moved the file outside of Word . . .

 

OneDrive sharing help

Its should be indefinite. I have a shared folder with a friend of mine for about two years now. Is it automatically cutting off?

 

OneDrive sharing help

Hi TPU,

one of my customers at work want to share a folder on his OneDrive for business with a external user, normal sharing lasts 7days, is it possible to get like a permanent login solution?

I tried a few guides, problem is Microsoft Translation to Danish doesn't help and if I change language online on his Office 365 the settings language in OneDrive don't change and yes using Internet Explorer just to rule that out.

So if anyone got a easy guide I would be happy, bcs I don't want my customer to call or write me a email every week that his external user needs access.