How to share OneDrive folders externally with contacts outside your organisation – Microsoft 365

  1. Log in to your account at portal.office.com
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  2. Click “OneDrive” down the left hand side of your screen
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  3. Find the folder you would like to share, and click the “3 dots” to the right of the name and then click “Manage access”
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  4. Under “Direct access” click the “+” and type your contacts name or email address and select the name when it appears.
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  5. Add any other external contacts required to access the files and then click “Grant access”
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