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sammybloomberg
New member | Level 2
12 months ago

How can I restrict access using groups for a new member on a Business plan?

With the Business Plan, I have two groups. Group 1 is for everyone that is a member. Group 2 is limited. How do I set up access to add a new member so that they are not automatically added as Group 1. How can I add someone so that they can see group 2. Alternatively, how can i give access to someone so that they can only access a certain folder rather than adding them as a member. The setting at the moment mean i cannot share the link. The link is not avaible for some reason

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    Hi sammybloomberg, thanks for messaging the Community!

     

    By default, when a new user is added to the 'Everyone at' group, however, you can remove that group from the user and choose Group 2 instead.

     

    Depending on your sharing permissions, you might be able to share a link to the folder in question, which won't require that person to be a member of your team.

     

    If you need any further assistance, please let me know!

    • sammybloomberg's avatar
      sammybloomberg
      New member | Level 2

      Thank you Jay. I cannot remove the person from Group 1 as for some reason, I am not a adminstrator. Please advise.

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
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        As the default group is a company-managed group, then it wouldn't be possible for non-admins to remove users from the group. 

         

        You'll need to get the admin to remove that user from the group. You can read up more about groups from this page.