MS Team folders Access

Question

I'm wondering if it is possible to limit access to specific folders on MS Teams to local access only. Meaning, users can only access specific folders from workplace and not via home network/mobile devices.
Is this possible?

Answer 1

Hi there,

You can set the permissions on folders by clicking the 3 dots next to the folder and selecting Manage Access. In the next screen select Grant Access and enter the email address of the person, or enter the Office 365 Group, who should have access. Select the access type and probably you'll want to deselect the Notify People Checkbox.

If you need to maintain read-only access, Teams and private channels might not be the best solution for you. Both are built on the principle of "equal access for all members", and in some cases, this can be extended to every user in the organization.

Teams channel folder permissions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/301339/teams-channel-folder-permissions.html

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Answer 2

Hi @Taryn ,

I'm wondering if it is possible to limit access to specific folders on MS Teams to local access only. Meaning, users can only access specific folders from workplace and not via home network/mobile devices.
Is this possible?

No, I am afraid this is currently not possible.

From the perspective of Teams, there's no such a feature or option available for either the Teams administrator or end users to realize this.

Then based on my research about conditional access policy, while it might be possible to restrict users outside workplace from accessing certain apps, at present it's not feasible to limit the access to "specific folders".

Furthermore, considering that Teams files are actually stored in SharePoint, I tried searching further in terms of SharePoint but cannot find a way to restrict access to "specific folders" either.

With the above being said, I just tried submitting this into the dedicated feedback portal for Microsoft Teams. I'll share the link below so that you or others see this thread can add vote or comment there as well. Hopefully this feature can be considered and added to the product in the future.
limit access to specific folders on MS Teams to local access only

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