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 are a participant, you can remove yourself, and you may be able to add or remove other participants.
Note: You need to be on a tablet or computer to add or remove participants, change sharing options, and stop sharing a file or folder.
To learn more about the roles of owner and participant, see What can you do in a shared file or folder on iCloud.com?
Manage sharing if you are the owner
If you own a file or folder, you can manage participants and sharing settings.
Note: You cannot 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.
Select
, then do any of the following:Add participants: Select Add People or Send Link.
Remove participants from a privately shared item: Tap the person’s name (on a tablet) or hold the pointer over the person’s name (on a computer), then select
and choose Remove Access.Edit sharing options for a participant of a privately shared item: Tap the person’s name (on a tablet) or hold the pointer over the person’s name (on a computer), then select
and choose an access level (Can Make Changes or View Only).Edit sharing options for everyone: Select Share Options.
Copy the link to the shared file or folder: Select Copy Link.
Select Done.
Add or remove people if you are 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 cannot manage the sharing settings of the people they add, and they cannot remove the owner.
Go to icloud.com/iclouddrive, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Select the shared file or folder.
Select
, then do any of the following:Add participants: Select Add People or Send Link.
Remove participants: Tap the person’s name (on a tablet) or hold the pointer over the person’s name (on a computer), then select
and choose Remove Access.
Select Done.
Remove yourself from a shared file or folder
If you are 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 select
.Tap your name (on a tablet) or hold the pointer over your name (on a computer), then select
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.
Select
, then do one of the following:Stop sharing with all participants: Select Share Options, then select Stop Sharing.
Stop sharing with just one participant: Tap the person’s name (on a tablet) or hold the pointer over the person’s name (on a computer), then select
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 have not shared.
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.