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
    2025-03-21T13:54:13+00:00

    Hello PradeepSG,

    Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

    From your description, sorry to hear that you have experienced some issues with OneDrive shared folders. Recently we have received a lot of reports similar to yours and have confirmed this problem is related to a bug in OneDrive sharing folder feature. For now, unfortunately, we have to say there's no workaround yet.

    We completely understand your opinion and needs for this feature. Sincerely apologize for the inconvenience you have experienced, and we'll keep to the latest progress for this issue from Microsoft. Once resolved we'll get you informed.

    Thanks for your patience and understanding. Should any uncertainties arise subsequently, please feel free to seek assistance once again.

    Best Regards,

    William.Y | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

    @William.Y - MSFT

    I am guessing that there are billions of OneDrive accounts which need to be migrated.

    Are you allowed to share here

    • a) how many accounts there are
    • b) migration progress

    These would give us some idea of when our accounts might be migrated.

    I am guessing based on what I have seen here that Microsoft are targetting the "low hanging fruit" first

    • Accounts which have few files
    • Accounts which use a small amount of disk space

    /Mike Williams

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-21T12:13:48+00:00

    There has been a lot of discussion concerning shared files but it's also occurring with unshared files. I don't share any files and want to have access to my documents on my laptop when no internet is available. All of my One Note Notebooks mysteriously turned into links and I am not longer able to access them without internet. I am also unable to create a new notebook locally. I am currently working on exporting all my notebooks to PDFs, and will then discontinue my use of One Drive as a backup!!!

    As far as I know OneNote notebooks have always been web links.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-03-21T12:08:44+00:00

    Has this one been sorted Microsoft? It seems the issue was rised couple of months ago and I am experiencing the same problem.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-03-21T12:04:21+00:00

    There has been a lot of discussion concerning shared files but it's also occurring with unshared files. I don't share any files and want to have access to my documents on my laptop when no internet is available. All of my One Note Notebooks mysteriously turned into links and I am not longer able to access them without internet. I am also unable to create a new notebook locally. I am currently working on exporting all my notebooks to PDFs, and will then discontinue my use of One Drive as a backup!!!

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