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

Interesting observation, but should not be the cause of my issue, as the shared folders in question worked properly as folders in File Explorer until suddenly three days ago changed into URL links without any contribution from my side or the owner.

When trying to view them online, I received a flashing immage overlaying the "this folder is empty" image saying "User migrated. User migrated. Go to my OneDrive." This only lasted for a short time and I can now find the files again in my Files." The owner of the folder then unshared and reshared one of the folders but without success. Bothe the reshared folder and the others stayed as URL links.

But we observed tht the structure of the sharing links created by the owner changed from https://1drv.ms/f/s!... for the original sharing to https://1drv.ms/f/c/... for the new sharing of the folder. But both only create URL links in File Explorer for me unlike the observation of Kudret. Interestingly, both the old and the new link for the same OneDrive folder still work online.

To me this all indicates that the issue is caused by some sort of data centre restructuring initiated by Microsoft.

Hence it is time for Microsoft support to participate here, communicate with affected users and provide a fix ASAP.

Hi everyone,
I have shared my findings before. Here is another one. After testing with different users, I noticed a clear pattern that might help others:

• Folders that sync and appear in File Explorer have share links like: https://1drv.ms/f/c/...
• Folders that only open in the browser (as web links) use: https://1drv.ms/f/s!...

It seems that the way a folder is shared affects the type of link that is generated, and that in turn affects whether it can be synced via the OneDrive desktop client.

Microsoft doesn’t seem to document the difference between /s! and /c/ links clearly, but from what I’ve seen, /c/ links behave like proper “folder shares” and integrate with File Explorer, while /s! links do not.

I’m sharing this in case others are facing the same issue—it might help narrow things down or give Microsoft a clearer signal about where things go wrong.

At one more to the people experiencing this..

Hi Mia,

I got hit by this issue 2 days ago, but now recognize the issue is ongoing since about at least one year. Your last post was two months ago. On the MS Support website the issue is listed as the most current issue, but the last update is from March 5th, i.e. 3 weeks old! Instead of resolving the problem, it seems to continue creeping into more and more user accounts. When will you resolve it?

The online web access is a none solution for working, If you can't fix it for everyone within a few days, onedrive becomes a non-solution as a shared cloud and may force me to migrate elsewhere ...

So please escalate this and fix it once and for all ASAP!

Thanks,

Ralf

You know, the longer this problem goes unresolved, the more people will change to different drives and abandon One Drive because this is causing a major inconvenience! I'm already looking at other options as this has been a problem for nearly a YEAR!