Some users are still able to edit files shared as View Only

River Stewart 1 Reputation point
2022-12-01T23:25:27.147+00:00

I have the Business version of Office 365 and when I send out a document or folder shared link as View Only, some users can still directly edit whatever was shared as though they were the owners. I thought it may have something to do with Sharepoint permissions (Read/Contribute), but a user with the Contribute permission was unable to edit the document, which is what I was trying to do in the first place.

Any tips?

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  1. Yanli Jiang - MSFT 21,371 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2022-12-02T06:26:30.087+00:00

    Hi @River Stewart ,
    Based on your description, I tested it in my environment.
    I used the following ways to share, but the result is that users do not have permission to edit.

    1. Share via email:
      266416-12022.png
    2. Through the copy link:
      266474-12021.png
    3. Manage Access--> Stop Inheriting Permissions and then directly Grants permissions to the users:
      266511-12026.png
      result:
      266447-12025.png
      Since there is no way to reproduce your problem, it is recommended to do some troubleshooting first to narrow down the problem:
    4. First check the permission level of the shared user to see if there is only View Only permission. If there are other permissions, please remove them.
      266485-12023.png
    5. If the shared user really only has View Only permissions, it is recommended that you stop sharing, remove all permissions of the shared user, and then re-share.
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