When a project ends, you need to stop external users from accessing shared files. But external sharing links that should be disabled still send users to a request access page. This happens because the sharing link itself remains active even after you change permissions. This article explains how to audit and revoke external sharing links … Read more
When a contractor is offboarded and their OneDrive sharing links are left active, external recipients often see a Request Access page instead of the shared files. This happens because the sharing link is tied to the contractor’s account, which is disabled or removed during offboarding. Microsoft 365 does not automatically reassign or update existing sharing … Read more
When a contractor leaves your organization, their OneDrive for Business files are often still needed by colleagues or external partners. But after the contractor account is disabled or deleted, anyone who clicks a sharing link to those files sees an access denied error. This article explains why that error occurs and how to configure the … Read more
When you offboard a contractor and remove their Microsoft 365 account, external sharing links that were shared with that contractor may start sending new recipients to a request-access page instead of opening the file. This happens because the sharing link was issued to a specific user who no longer exists in your tenant. As an … Read more
When you use OneDrive for Business file restore to recover a project folder, the restored version may not include files edited or added in the last several hours. This happens because the file restore feature works from version history snapshots taken at specific intervals, not from the live file state. The restore point you select … Read more
You restore a project folder in OneDrive for Business from a previous version, but the restored folder does not contain all the files you expected. Some files that were edited or added just before the restore point are missing. This problem usually happens because the restore point you selected does not match the exact moment … Read more
When a user restores a project folder from the OneDrive recycle bin or a version history rollback, recent file changes often do not appear. This happens because OneDrive file restore operations target a point-in-time snapshot that may exclude edits saved minutes or hours before the restore request. The restore function works at the file level, … Read more
When you restore a former employee’s OneDrive, you might find that files created or modified in the last 30 days are missing. This happens because the default retention period for a deleted user’s OneDrive is 30 days, and the restore process does not always include changes made just before deletion. The OneDrive admin center’s “Restore” … Read more
When a former employee leaves your organization, their OneDrive for Business account is typically converted to a license-free state or deleted after a retention period. If you attempt to restore files from that account and discover that recent changes made before the departure are missing, the problem is usually caused by how Microsoft 365 handles … Read more
When you attempt a file restore for a former employee’s OneDrive, you may discover that the most recent changes are missing from the restored set. This happens because OneDrive’s file restore feature uses version history snapshots, and those snapshots can be incomplete if the user’s license was removed or the account was deleted before the … Read more