Can we do a bulk deletion of all the links which are accessible to "anyone in the organisation" ?

Question

Hi,

Could you please confirm if it's possible to remove all links or a bulk deletion of links associated with files (within a specific folder or site) that are currently accessible to "Anyone in the organization"?

If this is possible, could you kindly provide the steps or method for doing so?

Answer 1

Per my research, it is not possible to remove all anyone links associated with files in a SharePoint Online document library.

Currently, you could remove all shared links associated with files in a SharePoint Online document library through PNP PowerShell.

#Define Parameters
$SiteURL= "https://crescent.sharepoint.com/sites/IT"
$ListName = "Documents"
    
#Connect to PnP Online
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $SiteURL -UseWebLogin
 
#Get All items from List
$Items = Get-PnPListItem -List $ListName -PageSize 2000
 
#Iterate though each item in the list
ForEach($Item in $Items) {
    #Get Shared links of the item
      $HasUniquePermissions = Get-PnPProperty -ClientObject $Item -Property "HasUniqueRoleAssignments"
        If($HasUniquePermissions) {
            $RoleAssignments = Get-PnPProperty -ClientObject $Item -Property RoleAssignments
            ForEach($RoleAssignment in $RoleAssignments) {
                Get-PnPProperty -ClientObject $RoleAssignment -Property RoleDefinitionBindings, Member               
                If($RoleAssignment.Member.Title -like "SharingLinks*") {
                    Remove-PnPGroup -Identity $RoleAssignment.Member.Title -Force
                    Write-host "Removed $($RoleAssignment.Member.Title) from $($Item.FieldValues.FileRef)"
                }
            }
        }          
}

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