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Method 2 – Create a Separate SharePoint Folder
- Connect to SharePoint and click on New → Folder.
- Let’s name this folder ‘Locked Files’.
- Select the folder you just created and click on the three dots.
- Then click on Manage access.
- To lock those files for a specific user category, use the down-arrow and select Can view.
How do you lock a file to edit a team?
Within Teamwork, you can lock a file in a project to prevent other users from editing it. Go to the Files area of the relevant project and locate the relevant file. Click the dropdown arrow to the right of the file you wish to lock and select the Lock option.
Can We deny a site owner ( not site collection admin )?
If you need to secure something away from them, put it in a different site where they do not have those permissions. Yes, You can deny a Site owner (Not a Site Collection Admin) to have access to one document library. You can achieve this by breaking the permission inheritence for that particular library. go to
Can you deny a site owner access to a document library?
Yes, You can deny a Site owner (Not a Site Collection Admin) to have access to one document library. You can achieve this by breaking the permission inheritence for that particular library. go to
Library Settings –> Permission for this document library –> Stop Inheritence permission –> After this select the checkbox Site owner group and click on Remove user permission. and Done Please note: you can not restrict the site collection admin to access this document library even after performing above steps.
What to do if you do not have permission to access a site?
The type of permissions the user has on a site and which security group it is derived from (if applicable) will be displayed. If the user does not have appropriate permissions, grant them permissions to the file or site. If the user continues to receive an error message, remove them from the site using the following steps: