| | 1 | = Convert secret circle to private circle = |
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| | 3 | Circles are a way you can create groups of people in [wiki:nextcloud Nextcloud] to more easily share folders and calendars. |
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| | 5 | When creating a circle, you are given four some-what confusing choices about the kind of circle you want to create: |
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| | 7 | * Personal circle: a private circle that only the owner sees and can modify |
| | 8 | * Public circle: a public circle all members can see and join |
| | 9 | * Closed circle: a public circle that all members can see, but requires owner approval to join |
| | 10 | * Secret circle: a private circle that is not listed publicly and does not show up in search results. |
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| | 12 | From this description, it seems that a secret circle is the way to go, since a secret circle is not visible to other members. However, if someone knows the full name of a secret circle they can join it without owner approval. |
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| | 14 | Unfortunately, flaw seriously compromises the security of a secret circle and therefore we recommend that everyone convert your secret circles to personal circles. You can do so by taking the following steps: |
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| | 16 | 1. Create a new personal circle (you can use the same name as the correponding secret circle) |
| | 17 | 1. Add the same users to the personal circle |
| | 18 | 1. Share the folder or calendar currently shared with the private circle to your new personal circle |
| | 19 | 1. Unshare the folder or calendar with the secret circle |
| | 20 | 1. Delete the secret circle |
