OneDrive shared folders are now links, not folders! How do I fix this?

Anonymous
2025-03-04T11:55:09+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2025-04-21T20:03:17+00:00

    I am having the same issue on my Mac OneDrive

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-04-19T13:09:28+00:00

    Reporting the same issue. A Mapped Drive is not acceptable.

    Build #26200.5551

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-04-18T16:23:16+00:00

    As of this morning I am having the same issue. I have a family M365 account with 2 users and the folders shared between users in my family now appear as shortcut links rather than folders in OneDrive. There are shares going both ways with each PC owning some folders and sharing with the other.

    PC #1 Windows 10, OneDrive Build 25.051.0317.0006

    PC #2 Windows 11, OneDrive Build 25.056.0324.0003

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-04-17T21:17:16+00:00

    Hi all,

    I just want to loop in into this post.

    I am sharing a folder within my household within a payed family account.

    Since a few weeks (not sure when this started) we are having this issue now.

    I tried to create a new shared folder on an other account and share with me, but this resulted in the same "link folder" issue.

    Both pc's are running on an up to date windows 11

    OneDrive version: Build 25.056.0324.0003 (ARM64)

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-04-17T00:36:01+00:00

    Please advise when this will be fixed!! I've never had an issue until this week. I am PISSED as well. The .url shortcut files are awful to work from and do not work efficiently for our team.

    Build 25.056.0324.0003

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