OneDrive (All Users) - Stop Sharing a File or Folder

This document provides an overview of how to stop sharing files or folders with other users.
  1. Login to your OneDrive account at office365.siue.edu.

  2. Click the waffle menu in the upper left corner.

  3. Click OneDrive.

    screenshot showing waffle menu and ondrive circled in red

  4. Click the checkbox to the left of the folder or file you want to change until it becomes a blue circle with a checkmark on it.Selected folder checkbox with arrow pointing at it

  5. Click the Share button near the top of the page or to the right of the folder name.

     Circled 'Share' button with arrow pointing at it

  6. Click on one of the Shared with: user profile icons near the bottom of the share menu window.

     manage access onedrive

    Remove Specific Users

  7. Click on the name of the user you wish to remove.

    click the icon representing the user
  8. Click to expand out the Direct Access drop-down menu. In the Direct Access drop-down menu, click Remove Direct Access.

      remove direct access onedrive

  9. You will be asked if you want to remove that user's access. Click the Remove button. That user will no longer have access to the shared content.

    'Remove' button


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Doc ID:
62668
Owned by:
Center I. in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Created:
2016-04-12
Updated:
2025-01-03
Sites:
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville