--- title: Settings are Disabled for Public Links | GSuite Solved description: "Resolve Google Drive Sharing: Can't switch link settings? Get insights on restrictions and possible solutions. Troubleshoot now." image: https://www.c2cglobal.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/General%20Article%20Graphic-Mar-21-2024-09-09-10-8564-PM-Mar-26-2024-08-43-48-7953-PM.jpg --- [![c2c logo blue](https://www.c2cglobal.com/hubfs/c2c-logo-blue.svg "c2c logo blue")](https://www.c2cglobal.com/) [Google Workspace](https://www.c2cglobal.com/articles/tag/google-workspace) # Unable to change sharing, greyed out gear icon: "settings are disabled for public links" By [Arjen van den Eerenbeemt](https://www.c2cglobal.com/articles/author/arjen-van-den-eerenbeemt) | December 5, 2022 Hello, I am unable to change sharing option to "public" in Get Link window. Last year it worked fine. Are perhaps Google new security policies preventing me from embedding a public link?   **Best Answer by: Gabriel Hoces ** It looks like your Google Workspace admin has disabled “public” links sharings (via the Google Admin Console). The reason probably being that it helps enhance data security and is often needed for compliance purposes. Imagine if someone shared employee details with a public link - that wouldn’t be good.   When it comes to best-practices, I suggest you share on an individual level or use “target audience” when sharing with multiple users - and always follow the principle of least privilege. That is, give only people the least accesses needed to do their job.    We have created a webinar together with [@chanelgreco](https://community.c2cglobal.com/members/mid-87) about the safest file-sharing strategies for Google Workspace.  [https://youtu.be/52T7FL3Q1G4?t=182](https://youtu.be/52T7FL3Q1G4?t=182)    Hope this helps : )  --- ## Recent Articles [Data Analytics](https://www.c2cglobal.com/articles/tag/data-analytics) ## [Generative AI: Are You Behind?!](https://www.c2cglobal.com/articles/generative-ai-are-you-behind) Review the latest insights from the AI Readiness Report. By Bruno Aziza [Industry Solutions](https://www.c2cglobal.com/articles/tag/industry-solutions) ## [Make "Gen AI Work": Landscape, SLMs vs. LLMs, Cost & More...](https://www.c2cglobal.com/articles/make-gen-ai-work-landscape-slms-vs.-llms-cost-more) Discover the 5 metrics you need to know in order to be an exceptional CEO and Operator. By Bruno Aziza [Google Cloud Strategy](https://www.c2cglobal.com/articles/tag/google-cloud-strategy) ## [AI Cheat Sheet](https://www.c2cglobal.com/articles/ai-cheat-sheet) AI is no more and no less the drive to create robots with human minds so they can do everything we do and more. Use this cheat sheet to help decode the space. By Leah Zitter ## Subscribe to our newsletter Get the latest from C2C, direct to your inbox. [Subscribe](https://share.hsforms.com/1znKGo6ySS9uaRyvLQQzxRw4qbyr) ![c2c-logo-white-tagline](https://www.c2cglobal.com/hubfs/c2c-logo-white-tagline.svg "c2c-logo-white-tagline") C2C is the only peer-to-peer community built to support, connect, and educate Google Cloud customers across regions and industries so they can better harness the power of the cloud—and each other—to solve their biggest challenges and drive innovation. ©2024  C2C Global. All rights reserved. [Privacy Policy](https://www.c2cglobal.com/privacy) 20 N Wacker Drive • Suite 1810 • Chicago, IL • 60606 **Join over 60K members on C2C.** Let's connect! - [mailto:hello@c2cglobal.com](mailto:hello@c2cglobal.com) - - - [![X](https://www.c2cglobal.com/hubfs/twitter-x-icon-white.svg)](https://twitter.com/MeetC2C) ![](https://px.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=2634489&fmt=gif)