It's live for us! I have been waiting for so long for these features to release and I was so excited when they showed up in Teams today. Here is my review.
- Pinning files to the top - this is nice.
- Preview of files - in "Tile" view. This is nice.
- Sync Button - sync's the entire library and not the folder you are in. Different from SharePoint and disappointing. (why not prompt the user with the options if you feel they shouldn't sync just the folder)
- Sharing Menu is still the old Teams sharing menu and you cannot share externally. "Microsoft is bringing a consistent sharing experience wherever you share from." Different from SharePoint and disappointing.
- Folders and files still sort by modified date - and not name by default, nor you cannot change the default sort order. Different from SharePoint and disappointing.
- We can't drag and drop folders and files - Different from SharePoint and disappointing.
- Folder Structure Retained - when dragging and dropping files into Teams. this is nice.
- Folder Path Navigation - The folder path appears at the top of the files windows and can be used to navigate back to a folder. This is a nice addition.
Oh Microsoft, I don't know why I get my hopes up anymore. You promised we were "getting the full power of SharePoint file use and management right inside of Teams – without leaving Teams". Sadly, you tricked me into believing you yet again. I feel like the It's my fault though, I should have learned my lesson by now. While there are some nice additions, the things I was primarily looking forward to most were not present - dragging and dropping, sort by name by default, sync button that sync the folder not the library and a share button that works like the share button every else.
Mark-Kashman - Can you comment on some of the expected but missing functionality?