Manage sharing for files and folders in iCloud Drive on iCloud.com
After you share a file or folder, you can add or remove participants, change the sharing options, or stop sharing. If you’re a participant, you can remove yourself, and you may be able to add or remove other participants.
To learn more about the roles of owner and participant, see What can you do in a shared file or folder on iCloud.com?
Note: If you have shared Pages, Numbers, or Keynote files in iCloud Drive, you can view and edit them using Pages, Numbers, or Keynote on iCloud.com.
Manage sharing if you’re the owner
If you own a file or folder, you can manage participants and sharing settings.
Note: You can’t change the sharing settings for an individual file in a shared folder. You must change the settings of the folder.
Go to icloud.com/iclouddrive, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Select the shared file or folder.
Click
, then do any of the following:Add participants: Click Add People or Send Link.
Remove participants from a privately shared item: Hold the pointer over the person’s name, then click
and choose Remove Access.Edit sharing options for a participant of a privately shared item: Hold the pointer over the person’s name, then click
and choose an access level (Can Make Changes or View Only).Edit sharing options for everyone: Click Share Options.
Copy the link to the shared file or folder: Click Copy Link.
Click Done.
Add or remove people if you’re a participant
If the owner of a file or folder allows it, participants can add or remove other people from a shared file or folder. However, they can’t manage the sharing settings of the people they add, and they can’t remove the owner.
Go to icloud.com/iclouddrive, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Select the shared file or folder.
Click
, then do any of the following:Add participants: Click Add People or Send Link.
Remove participants: Hold the pointer over a person’s name, then click
and choose Remove Access.
Click Done.
Remove yourself from a shared file or folder
If you’re a participant, you can remove yourself from a shared file or folder.
Go to icloud.com/iclouddrive, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Select the file or folder you want to remove yourself from, then click
.Hold the pointer over your name, then click
and choose Remove Me.
Stop sharing files or folders
You must be the owner of the shared file or folder to stop sharing it.
Go to icloud.com/iclouddrive, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Select the file or folder.
Click
, then do one of the following:Stop sharing with all participants: Click Share Options, then click Stop Sharing.
Stop sharing with just one participant: Hold the pointer over the person’s name, then click
and choose Remove Access.
If you stop sharing or delete a shared folder, the participants can no longer view or edit the files in the folder.
To stop sharing a file in a shared folder without changing the folder settings, you can move the file to a folder you haven’t shared.
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