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
    2025-07-03T13:27:43+00:00

    It is working again.

    Thanks

    How is it possible that they fix a competing platform before their own. On the Mac it works, on the iPads there is a tab for shared and is direct access not a link.

    On our Windows 11 it still does not work. I will delete and reinstall to see if that solves it.

    I have spent way too much time on this.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-07-03T10:16:00+00:00

    Well said!!!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-07-03T10:15:21+00:00

    Thankyou for Chastaylormn for voicing this frustration on behalf of all of us.
    It is simply unbelievable that this issue, and numerous others over the years, continues to go on and is no attempt is made to correct with any urgency at all.
    We are treated as mugs, just utter complete disrespect and in complete absence of consumer law as I know it in at least all English speaking countries.

    At present, Google workspace has a much better value product in terms of data storage and AI tokens (and no I don't work for them). Microsoft relies on the fact consumers who have been loyal subscribers will find it too much trouble to change over. They need to consider that at some point (soon) this will no longer be the case.

    Thankyou again for raising this in the manner which you have.
    Cheers,
    Mike

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-07-01T17:53:28+00:00

    Yes it started working again.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-07-01T17:15:00+00:00

    It is working again.

    Thanks

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