Folders Shared with me are syncing as internet shortcut in OneDrive on Windows PC

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Hi. I had some folders shared from different users in my OneDrive account. I had added the folders to my OneDrive with Add Shortcut to OneDrive button from Shared folders in cloud. The account is logged into a windows pc and every files including the folders shared with my were syncing fine until yesterday. Yesterday night the shared folders were completely removed from the Windows pc and folders are replaced with internet shortcut. This is such a big mess. I have tried unlinking the account and linking it back, changing the location of OneDrive on my windows pc and tried to get a new folder shared to my account and adding it to OneDrive. Nothing works so far. OneDrive has a big part in my daily activities. Please help me resolve this.

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Here is the statement from the Microsoft OneDrive product group (Redmond USA) about the OneDrive Personal problem:

***This is related to a backend migration we are doing and unfortunately, we don’t fully support syncing shared folders in the case where one user has migrated and the other has not. We’re doing everything possible to accelerate things so that it can be resolved as soon as possible for users of the feature. When the accounts are migrated, there is automated logic that makes them go back to a syncing folder within several days.***I have heard, that shared Folder issue is gone.
The best thing is: WAIT and do nothing

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Anonymous

2024-09-09T12:37:08+00:00

Is there Any Update on this?
Some shared folders still work fine, others are just Links (.url) for me.

When can we expect this to be fixed?
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Anonymous

2024-09-09T13:37:54+00:00

Dear Thomas C.

It is indeed revolting how long it is taking for the bug to be fixed. It started happening in a single file in my computer 3 days ago and suddenly all folders are now useless .url files. I work collectively with an international team, so the alternative suggested — using only the web version — is straight up useless. Files have to be accessed collectively directly from computers. This bug is rendering the microsoft platform useless and unreliable for all customers.

Please provide ur with a deadline as well as with adequate guidelines.

Best regards,

Martim

Hello, Abhinav Sharma4

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

We are aware of the issue and are working on resolving it. The url files will automatically convert back to folders when the issue is resolved. For now, we recommend accessing shared folders that are in this state on OneDrive.com.

Please refer to this information here:

Add and sync shared folders to OneDrive for home - Microsoft Support

Best regards,

Thomas C - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist
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Anonymous

2024-09-09T13:39:23+00:00

Dear Chandy.L

It is indeed revolting how long it is taking for the bug to be fixed. It started happening in a single file in my computer 3 days ago and suddenly all folders are now useless .url files. I work collectively with an international team, so the alternative suggested — using only the web version — is straight up useless. Files have to be accessed collectively directly from computers. This bug is rendering the microsoft platform useless and unreliable for all customers.

Please provide ur with a deadline as well as with adequate guidelines.

Best regards,

Martim
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Anonymous

2024-09-09T17:00:48+00:00

I found an app called RaiDrive. It's free and solves this very annoying problem.
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