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
    2025-03-12T17:21:17+00:00

    I need a urgent solution. This causes absolut chaos. The system now copied all the shared folders on my onedrive again. We are multiple people working on the project and can ABSOLUTELY not need a loss of data. Some stuff i cant even download because i can only show it online. all i can do is copy it to another onedrive folder. there is no download button. Please microsoft FIX YOUR **** ASAP

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-12T16:08:11+00:00

    Sure, I used the blog link another user posted here previously, and only left a comment.

    I guess Hans might be worried to be targeted by all of us so please don't add any additional comments on his blog as the initial post isn't in fact related to our issue...

    Link : https://hansbrender.com/2025/03/10/onedrive-new-naming-convention-for-folder-shortcuts/#comment-104312

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-03-12T15:52:20+00:00

    To all: Hans Brender answered and while it's not handled by his team, he will escalate to the OneDrive Group directly during an in-person meeting (on the 24th March, he has a meeting, but I expect he will do that before while being in the US this Friday).

    That's already very nice of him, we can't do anything but wait.

    Awesome! 🤩

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-03-12T15:45:35+00:00

    Can you tell me which channel did you manage to contact with him?

    I pinged one person from OneDrive team but no response .

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