How can I hide the name and email address of users when sharing files with guest accounts?

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I would appreciate some advice regarding sharing files with external users on my Nextcloud server.

I have a Nextcloud server where internal users need to share files and folders with external users who will access them through guest accounts.

The requirement is that the internal user’s name and email address should not be visible to the external/guest user.

Currently, the name of the internal user who shared the files is visible in several places, including:

  • the details of the shared file/folder,
  • the Activity section,
  • the email notification sent to the guest when a new file is shared with them.

Is there any configuration, setting, or app that allows administrators to completely hide the identity (name and email address) of the internal user who shared the files from guest users?

Ideally, the guest should only see the shared files/folders and not be able to determine which internal user shared them.

Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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Hello @Tomas_Pauliny, welcome to the Nextcloud community! :handshake:

I don’t think it’s possible to hide user details completely - at the end makes collaboration harder. I think you could come closer to your goal if you don’t share files/folders directly with the guests but use link shares (e.g. anonymous share).. user name might be hidden if you don’t share personal files but group files folder (you can create dedicated group for guests)..