Stop sharing items

Although the files and folders that you share have an expiration date, you can stop sharing them at any time before that date. When you stop sharing an item, you immediately block recipient access to it. However, recipients can continue to access any copies they previously downloaded.

The SHARING tab on the Connected web application provides many ways to stop sharing items. Which method you use depends on your exact needs:

• Stop sharing all items in a file share.

  To stop sharing all items in a file share, stop the entire share.

  To stop an entire file share

  • Click the share's name, and then click STOP SHARE.

  TIP: After stopping the share, to remove it from the Sharing tab, click DELETE ().

• Stop sharing specific items with all recipients.

  To stop sharing specific items in a file share with everyone, remove those items from the share.

  To stop sharing specific items

  1. Click the share's name.

  2. For each item you want to remove, click .

     TIP: To ensure that you remove the correct file, you can preview it first. To preview a file, click its name.

• Stop sharing all items with specific recipients.

  To stop sharing all items in a file share with specific recipients, remove those recipients from the share.

  To stop sharing items with specific recipients

  1. Click the share's name.
  2. In the RECIPIENTS list, click for each recipient you want to remove from the share.