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A OneDrive folder has been shared with me, but in windows File Explorer, it appears as a link rather than a folder when I add it as a shortcut to OneDrive "My Files". How can I fix this so the shortcut appears as a folder instead of a link?
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
A Microsoft file hosting and synchronization service.
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Hi
Anyone still facing this issue? Or found any workaround method?
As at 27/03/2025, am still facing this issue....
Seem Microsoft haven't resolve it....
when onedrive internetshortcut issue for shared files will be solved. it is very difficult to open files and work with shared files when i can only see file as a internet shortcut
I am experiencing the same issue, and when I previously raised a complaint, I received the same response (Link to my complaint: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/shortcut-folder-showing-up-as-a-url/1f7b0516-ffa8-4576-9d88-de7ad06b513e).
From this thread, I see that it has been over eight months since this issue was first reported, yet there is still no resolution. Could you please provide a clear timeline for when this will be fixed? This ongoing problem is severely impacting my work.
I have the same issue
You can't fix it. microsoft don't care and do respond