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Issue with Folder Permissions After SharePoint Migration

Iniobong Nkanga 2,046 Reputation points
2024-07-30T13:23:12.5433333+00:00

Hello 

 

Please i need your help on this issue. 

 

We are currently facing an issue with the permissions of our folders after migrating our data to SharePoint. Specifically, we have discovered that our subfolders were shared separately and that the inheritance has been removed locally.

 

For example, consider the following structure: - Folder A:   - Folder A1     - Folder A1.1

 

In this structure, if Folder A1.1 is shared with user1, user1 does not have access to Folder A and Folder A1. As a result, user1 cannot access or see Folder A1.1 without being granted access to both Folder A and Folder A1.

 

To grant user1 access to Folder A1.1, I would have to: 1. Add user1 as a reader to Folder A. 2. Manually remove user1 from all subfolders under Folder A except for Folder A1.1.

 

We are facing this issue with multiple subfolders and do not have a comprehensive list of subfolders that were shared separately. Additionally, there are many unique permissions involved.

 

What is the best approach to resolve this issue?

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  1. Xyza Xue_MSFT 25,546 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-07-31T02:17:11.9166667+00:00

    Hi @Iniobong Nkanga ,

    Sorry for that. Until now, this is the only option to achieve this(To grant user1 access to Folder A1.1, 1. Add user1 as a reader to Folder A. 2. Manually remove user1 from all subfolders under Folder A except for Folder A1.1.).

    I do understand it will cost you much time to complete all the process and it will affect your daily work. Apologize for the inconvenience caused on your side.

    I could understand your concern and also quite agree it would be much more convenient if SharePoint can do what you describe. So I sincerely recommend sharing your valuable feedback in feedback portal. That is the specific platform where the developers can know which features are important to users. This is the best way to let developers know your requirements and comments, improve the product and make it better for you and others.

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