Custom permissions for a document library

Question

Is it possible to have custom permissions within one document library? Say the document library has 4 folders:

• Human Resources
• Finance
• Services
• Facilities

I have also created 4 corresponding user groups (HR, Finance, Services, Facilities)

I'd like the Human Resources folder BE VISIBLE only to the users in the Human Resources group, Finance - only to Finance users, etc). The folder structure above is simplified, there are actually more folders and some of them are subfolder,etc. Otherwise, I'd just create 4 document libraries each with different permissions.

I tried to right click on the Human Resource folder and chose 'Manage Access' I give a direct access only to the owners (myself) and the Human Resource group of users. It's all good but when I try to access this folder as a HR user, I get the following notification. Is it possible to prevent it to appear each time an authorised user tries to access this folder. Or is it a wrong way of setting the permissions? Thanks

Answer 1

The screenshot you provided looks like an external sharing link, but based on my testing, I cannot reproduce your problem.

If possible, please provide more information on setting permissions for these folders step by step.

How to Set Unique Permissions in SharePoint:

https://oit.unr.edu/services-and-support/data-storage/sharepoint/sharepoint-shared-documents/sharepoint-unique-permissions/