Can I allow SharePoint users to edit but not delete a list? #M365AMA

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In this episode, the #M365AMA panel discusses the following community question:

“Is there any way of avoid users to delete items from a Sharepoint list, but still allow them to edit. I have tried to customize the permissions levels but I can’t find that specific split between delete and edit permissions?
Thanks!”

Check out the discussion here:

 

Participating in this discussion were:

Some relevant notes/links shared by the team:

  • As Jonathan mentions, when you create a custom permission level (Site Permissions > Advanced > Permissions Levels > Add a Permissions Level), you can select “Edit Items”, but deselect “Delete Items”.

Christian Buckley

Christian is a Microsoft Regional Director and M365 Apps & Services MVP, and an award-winning product marketer and technology evangelist, based in Silicon Slopes (Lehi), Utah. He is a startup advisor and investor, and an independent consultant providing fractional marketing and channel development services for Microsoft partners. He hosts the weekly #CollabTalk Podcast, weekly #ProjectFailureFiles series, monthly Guardians of M365 Governance (#GoM365gov) series, and the Microsoft 365 Ask-Me-Anything (#M365AMA) series.