diff --git a/src/gui/sharedialog.cpp b/src/gui/sharedialog.cpp
index 224cefb65..35f36cccd 100644
--- a/src/gui/sharedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/sharedialog.cpp
@@ -66,9 +66,14 @@ ShareDialog::ShareDialog(AccountPtr account, const QString &sharePath, const QSt
 
     // check if the file is already inside of a synced folder
     if( sharePath.isEmpty() ) {
-        // The file is not yet in ownCloud. It must be copied into first.
-        _ui->checkBox_shareLink->setEnabled(false);
-        uploadExternalFile();
+        // The file is not yet in an ownCloud synced folder. We could automatically
+        // copy it over, but that is skipped as not all questions can be anwered that
+        // are involved in that, see https://github.com/owncloud/client/issues/2732
+        //
+        // _ui->checkBox_shareLink->setEnabled(false);
+        // uploadExternalFile();
+        qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Unable to share files not in a sync folder.";
+        return;
     }
 
     // error label, red box and stuff
@@ -344,6 +349,11 @@ void ShareDialog::displayInfo( const QString& msg )
     _ui->label_sharePath->setText(msg);
 }
 
+#if 0
+/*
+ * This code is disabled for now as we do not have answers for all the questions involved
+ * here, see https://github.com/owncloud/client/issues/2732
+ */
 bool ShareDialog::uploadExternalFile()
 {
     bool re = false;
@@ -446,7 +456,7 @@ void ShareDialog::slotNextSyncFinished( const SyncResult& result )
     }
     _expectedSyncFile.clear();
 }
-
+#endif
 
 OcsShareJob::OcsShareJob(const QByteArray &verb, const QUrl &url, AccountPtr account, QObject* parent)
 : AbstractNetworkJob(account, "", parent),
diff --git a/src/gui/sharedialog.h b/src/gui/sharedialog.h
index 549321d83..0352ef915 100644
--- a/src/gui/sharedialog.h
+++ b/src/gui/sharedialog.h
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ public:
     ~ShareDialog();
     void getShares();
 
-public slots:
-    void slotNextSyncFinished( const SyncResult& result );
-
 private slots:
     void slotSharesFetched(const QString &reply);
     void slotCreateShareFetched(const QString &reply);
@@ -77,8 +74,6 @@ private:
     void displayError(int code);
     void displayInfo( const QString& msg );
 
-    bool uploadExternalFile();
-
     Ui::ShareDialog *_ui;
     AccountPtr _account;
     QString _sharePath;
diff --git a/src/gui/socketapi.cpp b/src/gui/socketapi.cpp
index a6bb074ab..c0fd84cef 100644
--- a/src/gui/socketapi.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/socketapi.cpp
@@ -408,11 +408,8 @@ void SocketApi::command_SHARE(const QString& localFile, SocketType* socket)
 
     Folder *shareFolder = FolderMan::instance()->folderForPath(localFile);
     if (!shareFolder) {
-        const QString message = QLatin1String("SHARE:OK:")+QDir::toNativeSeparators(localFile);
-        // FIXME: We could send here a "SHARE:PROGRESS" message back as this op will probably
-        // take longer. But currently we lack a way of getting a message once that has successfully
-        // worked.
-        emit shareCommandReceived(QString(), localFile);
+        const QString message = QLatin1String("SHARE:NOP:")+QDir::toNativeSeparators(localFile);
+        // files that are not within a sync folder are not synced.
         sendMessage(socket, message);
     } else {
         const QString message = QLatin1String("SHARE:OK:")+QDir::toNativeSeparators(localFile);