OneDrive shared folders showing up as URL links and not actual folders

Anonymous
2025-01-22T06:31:59+00:00

Hi,

When will this problem be fixed? It has been unresolved for nearly two months now.

Issue

Some OneDrive shared folders shortcuts located in your My Files folder may show up as .url internet shortcuts instead of actual folders.

If I try to open the folder shortcut, it opens as a webpage instead of a folder.

Best Regards ,

Blanchi Dabre

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-04-27T15:51:58+00:00

    This just started happening to me as well, and I tried renaming - no luck. I also created a brand new folder, and shared it between our accounts, and it started out as a link - so if this has to do with migrating, what is migrating. Given how much money all of us are paying for this service that is no longer working, I'm starting to think a class action lawsuit may be required. This is a breach of contract on their terms of service, and the don't seem too motivated to address the issue.

    Does anyone from Microsoft have any actual plan to address this issue?

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-01T00:59:16+00:00

    I am having the same issue now. All shared folders show up as links instead of folders. Microsoft needs to fix this quickly. Major loss of functionality and productivity.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-02-27T10:34:38+00:00

    This is nuts, especially after the recent price hike. Well, done Microsoft time to look for another cloud service.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-02-23T15:33:01+00:00

    PCloud seems to be what OneDrive is supposed to be. Will be installing this on my computers and sharing this info with others.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-02-23T09:20:16+00:00

    For me it just started happening today, 23 Feb 2025, both on PC & Mac. I need to move some files between shared folders, tried with the web interface and the "Move here" button is grayed out... the phone app started to re-sync all 3000+ photos that were already synced .. Funny how when i was in the phone app it popped a message asking for a review.. and while i was writing my issues with the service and the iOS / Android apps.. it crashed..

    The service gets worse and worse by the years. I had since quite some time the idea to switch to a private cloud solution, and these issues are just a catalyst for this..

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