A file owner is not active anymore, how can I get an access to that file?

Question

I need permission to access files on Microsoft team's chat and the files owner is not active anymore.

Answer 1

@abdallah hamed

Based on your situation, there are some possible solutions to access files from inactive owner in Microsoft Teams:

• If the owner is still a member of the team, you can try to contact them and ask them to grant you permission to the files. You can also ask another team owner to do this for you if there is one. Team owners can manage the permissions for the team members and guests.
• If the owner has left the team or the organization, you can ask an admin to assign a new owner to the team. The new owner can then access the files and share them with you.
• If the team is archived, you can ask an admin or a team owner to restore the team. This will make the files available again for the team members and guests. You can learn more about archiving and restoring teams in this article.

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