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

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 sits on the board of TekkiGurus, is an advisor for both revealit.TV and WellnessWits, and provides channel and marketing services for Microsoft partners. He hosts the quarterly #CollabTalk TweetJam, the weekly #CollabTalk Podcast, and the Microsoft 365 Ask-Me-Anything (#M365AMA) series.