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rhowl
Explorer | Level 3
3 months ago

"Couldn't share folder" error when trying to share a folder with some users

I created a shared folder and I was able to add 30+ members but then when I try to add certain users I get an error message saying “couldn’t share folder”. I sent an edit access link to the same u...
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rhowl
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Yea I even tried sharing it to an account that has a lot storage space. Also the folder is currently empty.

Does anyone know if there’s a daily limit to have many people I can get edit access to a shared folder?
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Rich
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3 months ago
@rhowl wrote:
Yea I even tried sharing it to an account that has a lot storage space. Also the folder is currently empty.

Are you able to create a view-only shared link? Not specifically to that same user, but just a link in general.

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