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Files Open with Explorer
Has the "Open with Explorer" feature ever been discussed as it relates to the Groups files? That functionality has been very useful on a few occasions when migrating data from one library to another in SharePoint.
It is still available when documents are opened in Internet Explorer. AFAIK, it workes only in IE as it depends on ActiveX control.
Open in Internet Explorer
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- I don't use the next generation sync client or Open in Explorer much at all. I open from the browser if for the first time. After I work with a document, I use the Most Recently Used list within the Office application. If it's a doc I'm working on, I pin it. If it's a doc library I frequent, I pin that too. Then the doc or location is available across all my devices.
How do you pin a library?
It is still available when documents are opened in Internet Explorer. AFAIK, it workes only in IE as it depends on ActiveX control.
Open in Internet Explorer
Oh! I knew it only worked in Internet Explorer, but last time I checked it wasn't there. (Typically in the legacy Libraries the option was grayed out when in another browser. When I checked this time I was in Edge and still didn't even see the menu option, so I presumed it did not exist.
That is great knews! The more the gaps close between the capabilities of the Groups Files and the SP Libraries the better. My hope is to move all our teams over to Groups.
For now open in explorer only works in Internet explorer. it works as SanthoshB1 picture so on the right hand side in the new experience. In the classic view it is in the ribbon when you are in internet explorer.
- Our users like to open in explorer, then add this location to favourites, the trouble is if they are in many groups they have a long list. Is it possible to have an explorer view of the lever above, that would list all the top level group folders below and allow navigation from there ?
- It's my understanding that Open in Explorer is on its way out. I forget the limitations that were listed. Anyone care to comment?
