Shared files inaccessible to new chat members in Teams
If a new member is added to Teams chat, she/he cannot access any previously shared files in that particular Teams chat group.
Katarina
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Anonymous
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please fix this!!
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Chris Moses
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This is a huge problem for us considering we have small group chats that can unknowingly turn into larger group chats quickly. With a crystal ball we'd of created a MS Teams site.
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Daniel
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Please allow inherited rights for shared files in a group chat when adding new members to the group
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Stephanie Montanye
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Please allow for new members added to the Chat to have access to shared files. This is very inconvenient to have to remove and reupload files for new team members to have access, especially when they're sharing a file (ex. excel) and adding/modifying data regularly.
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Jan Spallek
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Please combine this with this UserVoice
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/36632170-group-chat-make-it-possible-for-new-participants -
Anonymous
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There are many user voice threads that are all asking for the same thing....so this message is getting diluted...but yes...this issue is DUMB and needs to get sorted ASAP. Completely confusing behavior the way it works now.
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Anonymous
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Hi Microsoft, do you have a feedback please
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Anonymous
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Finding this a problem as well, a solution would be great!
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Anonymous
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See also this similar user voices:
Shared files inaccessible to new chat members in Teams
When sharing a chat to new persons, also files in that chat should be shared.
Group Chat: Make it possible for new participants to see previously shared files
Users who re-joined to the group chat are not able to see files in the Files tab. I would like you to improve this problem.
Group chats need a sharepoint document libary, behind rather than personal onedrive
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Anonymous
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This is definite a hindrance for us! If you're working an issue via chat because you have multiple people involved outside of one of your teams, you need to be able to add someone new and give them access to everything. Without it, it really makes sharing files through chat worthless.
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Anonymous
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We really need this. We are trying to avoid Team sprawl by telling users to only create new Teams for long term projects or large Teams at the department level. We instructed or users to use the group chat feature for smaller groups, or short term projects. Not being able to add users to a group chat later on and share files make the group chat option pretty useless in my opinion.