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FILE-SHARING-HYGIENE5 MIN READ

Classify the file before the link

Use a file's data classification to choose an appropriate sharing scope.

The move: label the data before you pick the link. A file's name, folder, or deadline does not tell you its sharing risk. The contents do. Classification turns the contents into a practical decision: public, internal, confidential, or restricted. Those labels should map directly to link choices. Public data can be broadly shared because disclosure is expected. Internal data belongs inside the organization or project group. Confidential data needs a narrower business audience. Restricted data - payroll, credentials, regulated personal information, non-public pricing, legal strategy - should be shared only with named recipients who need it for the task. This…

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