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Sync external OneDrive shared folders
Hi,
I have shared a folder from my OneDrive (for business) to an external user (external organization). He has also an O365 E3 subscription. When he click on the invitation email, he sees corre...
You cannot sync folders shared from a user belonging to another organization.
StephenRice
Microsoft
MicrosoftHi all,
Yep, pretty much what Juan said. We've got this feature on the roadmap but don't have any specific timeline to share just yet. Thanks!
Stephen Rice
OneDrive Program Manager II
any updates on this? I have three sharepoint sites and one drive folder that have been shared with me from external orgs. How can I bring them in to my Onedrive so I don't have to hunt down the shared link in my email every time? Google Drive does this, DropBox does this.
- The answer (if it works) is the sync button in whatever shared with you site you want to appear in OneDrive. The issue is it doesn't always present the sync button or work across tenants.
- So, when I sign in to a shared OneDrive or Sharepoint website, there *might* be a Sync button that I can click on to sync that folder/page to my OneDrive? Where should that button be? I'm guessing it is not available to me. I have had success joining as a guest for the other institution and then I can sync.
- Yes, see my earlier reply. We had systems where the guest accounts had to be reset on the hosting tenant and sometimes we would only see the sync button if we were in Classic view of the shared site.
- Here's another "feature fail" - may take this to a new topic. According to MS documentation and confirmed with MS support - OneDrive fB does not encrypt cache on your PC/devices. It blocks encryption if the drive is encrypted. MS docs state encryption at rest but read closely - this is talking about their cloud, not your PC. Anyone tested trying to access data on a drive? Haven't had time to go through the steps. OneDrive Personal now has an encrypted locker feature but OneDrive Personal is a completely different technology that only shares a name.
