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sorry I was dumb and it didn't.
this is seriously bad MSFT.
OneDrive shared folders are now links, not folders! How do I fix this?
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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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Anonymous
2025-04-24T13:13:59+00:00 -
Anonymous
2025-04-24T12:55:05+00:00 And it worked?
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Anonymous
2025-04-23T02:33:33+00:00 Same here. It looks like its conflicted folders for me.
Okay it looks like its a conflicted folder. So what I did is remove myself from the "link" folders and then asked whomever is the owner to reshared it with me again and then I "Add to my folders. "I was dumb and it didn't work.
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Anonymous
2025-04-23T01:18:15+00:00 adding to this - my shared folders that previously opened as folders in file explorer have suddenly stared opening onedrive.com in edge.
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Anonymous
2025-04-21T21:08:59+00:00 1 more thumb up (respectively down... 🤯) on this issue: same problem here in our family with shared folders. That's a complete drama.