Disable “new document” in document library for specific users

Question

I am trying to prevent a few users to being able to upload new documents to the document library.

How do I disable "new document" in the document library for specific users without hiding the button since other people are allowed to upload documents? Is there a way to restrict a few users access?

Answer 1

Yes, you can restrict a few users to upload or add a new document by managing unique permission for your library as the following:

• Go to your library > Library Setting.
• Click on Permissions for this document library
• From the above Ribbon, > Click on Stop the inheritance.

• Then click to Grant Permission to provide a unique permission for specific

• Provide the required users and select View Only Permission Level

OutPut

There is no New document or upload document with View Only Permission Level

Note: You can create a group and add these users and then grant View Only Permission Level for this group instead to do this one by one for each user.