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"Shared With" column in document library

Anonymous
2016-03-03T17:44:22+00:00

Hi there,

Within a document library on SharePoint Online I'm seeing inconsistency between what is showing up in the "Shared With" column vs what I see when i right click on a folder and click "Shared With".  In this particular situation, some of the people in the "Shared With" column have left our organization a long time ago and I can't figure out how to get their names out of the document library column. They don't appear when i right click on the folder --> click Shared with --> and review.

It's making our users nervous so thanks for any insight you can provide.

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Anonymous
2016-03-03T20:56:38+00:00

Hi MLSchuk,

The behavior you saw is by design, as the Shared With column displays any accounts that the document was previously shared with. For more information, refer to: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2987770

Given this situation, I would suggest you share the same with our engineering team through User Voice via the link below. Your providing feedback is the best way to perfect our products: https://office365.uservoice.com/forums/273492-sites-and-collaboration

Thanks for your understanding.

Sky

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-03-04T09:29:03+00:00

    that is super confusing for users but i appreciate the response.

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