OneDrive: In windows 11, file explorer no longer allows you access to shared folders within "my files" or QuickAccess except as a link to the online version of the folder

Anonymous
2024-06-09T18:14:40+00:00

These issues are specifically for accessing files/folders within File Explorer.

Noted today that for shared folders that were previously added (and readded today) to My Files do not allow access to the contents of the folder but instead they appear as a link to the webpage portal for access to the folder.

Initial access to the web portal version did not seem to work until after logging out and back in again (I think this is referenced in a published workaround).

Further, the same shared folder cannot be accessed via the link in Quick Access. It provides a "location is not found" error instead.

Not sure if there's a fix to this pending?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-03-09T11:00:33+00:00

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-04T07:06:48+00:00

    I have this issue with 3 folders shared from 3 different users.

    Interestingly a fourth share from a fourth user is not affected.

    It's march 2025 and the problem still persists.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-02-28T12:19:41+00:00

    If you don't get it by now, Microsoft could care less that you are not getting a service that you pay for.

    All of the traffic about this issue: have they chimed in? NO!

    I know for a fact that they monitor this website.

    The Big Middle Finger to all of us...........................

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-02-23T22:09:58+00:00

    I can confirm that the OneDrive for Android app is also affected. While shared folders are still shown as such, I can no longer add new files to a shared folder or move files between accounts (meaning from a shared folder to a personal folder). This suggests that major changes have been made to the permissions infrastructure behind the scenes.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-07-10T15:02:57+00:00

    Hey all,

    just had my problem fixed. It´s not the best way, but I created a new account on onedrive and gave the same access.

    Here, at my company area, my account was the only one impacted.
    Since this is not a universal problem, I had to change something in my account or create a new one without the issue.

    Creating a new one, was easier in my case.

    After creating a new account, i just dropped the other account from onedrive on my laptop and connected to the new one.
    Restarting computer after that was the last step to regaing access to my folders through Windows File Explorer

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