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Follow these steps to change document library owners. These directions review how to add or remove a user.
Step 1: Access your document library. Select the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner.
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Step 2: Select Library Settings then Select More Library Settings
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Step 3: Select Permissions for this document library.
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Step 4: Select the group whose ownership you want to remove. Select Remove User Permissions.
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Step 5: To add a user, select Grant Permissions.
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Step 6: Enter the users name, select share everything in this folder, even items with unique permissions, select Share.
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