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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.
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.