= Convert secret circle to private circle =

Circles are a way you can create groups of people in [wiki:nextcloud Nextcloud] to more easily share folders and calendars.

When creating a circle, you are given four some-what confusing choices about the kind of circle you want to create:
    
 * ''Personal circle:'' a private circle that only the owner sees and can modify
 * ''Public circle:'' a public circle all members can see and join
 * ''Closed circle:'' a public circle that all members can see, but requires owner approval to join
 * ''Secret circle:'' a private circle that is not listed publicly and does not show up in search results.

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.**

Unfortunately, [https://github.com/nextcloud/circles/issues/358 this 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:
    
 * Create a new personal circle (you can use the same name as the correponding secret circle)
 * Add the same users to the personal circle
 * Share the folder or calendar currently shared with the secret circle to your new personal circle. When finished with this step, it will be shared to both circles.
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 * Unshare the folder or calendar with the secret circle
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 * Delete the secret circle