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

Anonymous
2024-06-08T04:53:55+00:00

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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Anonymous
2025-03-13T06:07:22+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2025-02-26T13:11:50+00:00

    Just figured an interesting thing:

    The OneDrive version on the PC where the issues with the shared folders showing up as URLs occur is newer than anything listed on the MSFT website. According the the website, the latest release should be 25.010.0119.0002

    My PC shows 25.020.0202.0002. Am I/are we affected users guinea pigs here?

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-02-26T13:10:59+00:00

    I'd like you Thomas, and Microsoft by extension, to understand that after years of subscribing to OneDrive and then 365 Family, and promoting Microsoft products in general, this is the nail in the coffin that caused me to buy a Synology NAS and withdraw from the Microsoft ecosystem. The internal priority is clearly on AI (across the company), and the lack of activity to an important defect reported months ago seals the deal.

    Do better by your paying customers.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-02-26T13:02:06+00:00

    Having the same issue in our company since today and it is so annoying! Only the member who shares all the folders has direct access to it, others are seeing only links. Also tried solutions mentioned before, didn't work. Please Microsoft, do something about it, fast!

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-02-26T13:00:48+00:00

    will it be fixed soon. i will be changing my cloud storage service provider. this is not for me

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