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description: By default, when ownership of a record is transferred, Salesforce deletes manual shares on the record, which can cause users to lose record access. Enable the “Keep manual shares when transferring records” setting to retain manual shares when a record’s owner changes.
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# Keep Manual Shares When Transferring Records

By default, when ownership of a record is transferred, Salesforce deletes manual shares on the record, which can cause users to lose record access. Enable the “Keep manual shares when transferring records” setting to retain manual shares when a record’s owner changes.

### Required Editions

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d55256e77 ">To modify sharing settings:</td>

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1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Sharing Settings, and then select **Sharing Settings**.
2. Click **Edit** in the Organization-Wide Defaults area.
3. Select **Keep manual shares when transferring records**.
4. Save your changes.

#### See Also

- [Manual Sharing](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.granting_access_to_records.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Manual sharing allows users to share individual records with other users, public groups, and roles.")
- [Transfer Records](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.data_about_transfer.htm&language=en_US)