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I have a number of folders shared with me by other OneDrive users. I've added these to My Files to appear alongside the folders on my OneDrive account. Up until yesterday, they appeared as folders on my PC, alongside the other folders which belong to my OneDrive account. Now these folders that are shared with me are appearing as shortcut links instead of folders on my PC.
This has happened to 3 different PCs which are all connected to the same OneDrive account. I have uninstalled OneDrive, cleared the cache, etc. and reinstalled on one PC, but the problem remains. I've removed shared folders, had them unshared by the owner, reshared back to me, and then added again to My Files, but this didn't work either.
How do I fix this?
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With this method, I was only able to add my own folders. When I tried to add the folders that are shared with me, an error popped up saying that I had misspelled the folder path.
Edit:
The second method worked for shared folders, but as another user said, it's not cached, and the usability is very poor.
Under OneDrive -> Help -> Known problems, I found this:
Issue
Some OneDrive shared folders shortcuts located in your My Files folder may show up as .url internet shortcuts instead of actual folders.
If you try to open the folder shortcut, it opens as a webpage (and you may be asked to sign in) instead of a folder.
Status
We are aware of the issue and are working on resolving it. The .url internet shortcuts will automatically convert back to a folder when the issue is resolved.
You can still access the shared folder content, but it will be via OneDrive.com
This is disheartening.
None of the 2 methods worked for me.
The first got me connected, but without seeing my shared folder. That's the whole purpose of trying this.
The second method, I don't even have an option that says Copy Path to clipboard. I tried getting the path some other way (by doing an Embed and then just using the URL) but It did not work.
This is unacceptable. I have a home based business and this is how we work. We have a company shared folder and we need to access it seamlessly and be able to update Onedrive automatically. I have an Access application that no longer works because of this issue.
Is there a plan to revert to how things used to be? This makes OneDrive unusable for business and we will have no choice but look for another Cloud based service if this isn't fixed.
JB you got one step further than I did, it will not even let me map it. This is very frustrating and inconvenient creating a lot of extra steps. I have to duplicate files as I must download each file I need to work on to be able to access it. Then I have to upload it back to OneDrive and then re-download when I need to access it again. Very inconvenient looking at these complaints this has been going on for a few weeks now and we need a resolution. Maybe undo what ever update or change that was made. please resolve soon as I really do not want to look at other options.
Tried your solution but when trying to add the network location i get an error that this is not a valid folder and that i have to select another folder.
So this so called fix seems worthless.
https://answers-afd.microsoft.com/static/images/image-not-found.jpgI am using mail merge quite often, but since the shared folders are now only showing as a .url this does not work at all anymore as word online / excel online can't do a mail merge and when i go to the online document and open it in the app i can't link it to the excel in question.
Could you please urgently solve this issue. I has been working for years and now all of a sudden it does not work anymore.