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
    2025-04-30T19:50:36+00:00

    I’ve tried this and it doesn’t work. Does anyone even know what is the trigger for this? Do I need to download all my files., elete my account, create a new account and start over? At least if I knew that would work, I would do it. But no one knows.

    Why does it work for some people and not others? Is this tied to my account, the account I’m sharing from, or what?

    I feel like Microsoft really doesn’t care about fixing this issue after 2 years, or doesn’t have anyone in the company smart enough to figure this out. is anyone from Microsoft even working on this?

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-04-28T21:46:58+00:00

    i have tried this, and even created a fresh new folder to share between the accounts. Doesn't fix the issue. It always comes over as a Internet Shortcut.

    Does anyone from Microsoft know when Microsoft is planning to address this issue?

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-04-28T13:25:02+00:00

    I have the same problem, still not working

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-04-28T06:37:57+00:00

    Andrês

    I deleted my "url" shortcuts on OneDrive and re-added the shared folders to my files and waited for OneDrive to sync.

    This solved the same issue for me.

    Hope this helps for you

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-04-27T17:45:51+00:00

    Any solution to this problem?
    I have the same issue.

    I have deleted OneDrive and clean all cache and stuff and didnt work either.

    Is unbelievable this is happening

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