Ownership of OneDrive folder

Brian 20 Reputation points
2024-07-18T08:55:32.6533333+00:00

Hi, a colleague is leaving soon and his Microsoft account is supposed to be removed. There are some OneDrive folders he created and owned.

I would like to know if I followed the path below and transferred the ownership of those folders to myself, does it mean that (1) the folders will be kept; (2) I am the new owner; and (3) I will be able to access, share and edit even after the leaving colleague's account been removed? Many thanks!

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/transferring-ownership-of-a-shared-onedrive-folder/66a95044-0617-428b-a52e-d0bae7dba19f

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  1. Emi Zhang-MSFT 25,546 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-07-19T08:15:56.3033333+00:00

    Hi,

    I suggest you refer to this support article:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee-step-5?view=o365-worldwide

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