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AkshaySolanki1994
Nov 29, 2021Brass Contributor
MS Teams copy link for files doesn't provide Teams link, only give SharePoint link
Hello,
I have one user in our org that is facing unusual issue with MS teams.
Usually if we click on copy link in MS teams for any file to share, we get two links one for MS teams and another for SharePoint like below.
But with this user, out of nowhere one link has disappeared and now that user only gets one link for SharePoint only.
Only this user is affected with this and no other has reported. We tried to re-install teams from scratch with other troubleshooting as well but nothing has changed this. I even noticed that his Teams web app appearance has changed like this when tried to copy link.
Does anyone know any resolution for this how to get it back to two copy links Teams and SharePoint instead of just one?
I got confirmation from Microsoft that they are going ahead with this changeover and above link is the roadmap they provided.
I know I feel the same as you guys but hey It's Microsoft !
- Kelemvor333Steel Contributor
Seriously? This is the default now? Was so happy to get back with an Organization that uses Teams but now linking to any files pushed people to Sharepoint? Who thought this was a good idea? Is there any workaround so people stay in Teams since that's where we want everyone to live? Being in Teams and getting pushed to Sharepoint is confusing to all my users.
- Wclark83Copper Contributor
Please give users the option. It defeats the purpose of links when it connects to a browser version instead of just opening the document in the proper app. This helps us stop sending so many emails, and make revisions and approvals so much easier. Pleas restore the option of linking to Teams or SharePoint. A default to SharePoint is a nightmare.
- Koen DaemsBrass Contributor
Today I noticed something at a customer of mine, and I verified at other customers... It seems that now (since when???) the link (which a SP link for sure) opens again in Teams when clicked in Teams. So it seems that Teams "intercepts" the rendering - and shows a SP link (to a document) again in Teams. If you click this link outside of Teams (e.g. in a mail) then you do go to SP, not Teams... So it seems to be a solution - the link is "universal" (= SP link) but the rendering when clicked in Teams is done in Teams.
Do any of you confirm this observation?- sbouzkoCopper Contributor
no go here, still not fixed Teams Version 1.5.00.12969 (64-bit) Koen Daems
- Petri-XBronze Contributor
Perhaps this bad design solution have something to do with the issue they have had from Feb 2022:
TM320472 - A limited number of users may be unable use the "Copy link" option to share files in Microsoft Teams
At the moment this item is marked as resolved, but perhaps the outcome was a new way of "copy" Teams links.
At least I have not notified any communications related to the new way of copy links.
- Aga_WojciechowskaCopper Contributor
Koen Daems - that works for some of my colleagues. When I open the link, which is sent to me in the Teams chat, it opens in the desktop app. I think depends on the default options chosen - I have as default to open docs in the desktop app. I can force it to open it in Team by clicking on options and then open in Teams.
- AdminAllSaintsCopper Contributor
Koen DaemsWe've just tested this, and unfortunately it doesn't work for us.
- sbouzkoCopper Contributor
Ended up talking to MS who said this is an expected behavior and the feature was removed on purpose. **bleep** you MS! Here is the user voice link, please add your feedback, maybe that will change their mind
https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/cf0e328f-8557-ec11-a819-6045bd794121
- JyrkiTallgrenCopper ContributorSharepoint link is new default. Vote for change this:
https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/56fcdafc-262e-ec11-b6e6-00224827bbc2 - zuroma310Copper ContributorThis is an absurd change. Makes no sense. We've set up our entire organization in Teams and kept the Sharepoint "backend" hidden from them. Everyone was getting used to Teams, happily sharing files and documents and remaining within Teams. Now all links send them to Sharepoint and there is mass confusion.
- Aga_WojciechowskaCopper ContributorI have the same issue. I actually want to send a link to a Teams folder, not a document (this I could still do by adding it with the attachment icon to a conversation). With a whole folder I do not see any option to do that. Did you find a solution? Thank you!
- DieterD_HAMCopper ContributorIst there any solution to the missing Teams Links?
- Aga_WojciechowskaCopper Contributor
DieterD_HAM unfortunately not the way it was possible before.
What I do now is I use the "attachment" icon in a Teams post and then I copy link.
Or go to the file itself and use icon "conversation".
Both options give the Teams link.
But copying link does not work for me.
- linny1971Copper Contributor
please is there a solution Microsoft? In our big company it is horrible to work with this share point link, love the teams link
- AkshaySolanki1994Brass Contributor
I got confirmation from Microsoft that they are going ahead with this changeover and above link is the roadmap they provided.
I know I feel the same as you guys but hey It's Microsoft !- ericwychanCopper ContributorI also faced this problem and I also using this way to promote ppl in my Agency to use Teams.
Before I found this thread I also have a sense that it may be something Microsoft is changing, turns out i am right.
I have tried to access the feedback link mentioned in the photo but failed to access, please help to feedback MS that we need that!!! Thanks.
Hope one day it will be back!
- jorgo113Copper Contributor
AkshaySolanki1994 This is horrible actually 😞 My customer loved the Copy Link in Teams so they could easily understand where they are.
The only "workaround" is creating a tab. Then if you click on "copy link to tab" you get the same experience as before.
Microsoft should look on how they can bring this feature back.
- Mohammed_KhanCopper ContributorHello,
We need this feature to promote Teams and I fact our Team is already used it.
Please bring it back.
- gt-seaCopper ContributorHaving a similar issue, in Teams Desktop when we click on Copy Link we just get a white box and a spinning cursor - box never resolves. These two versions of the Desktop fail: 1.4.00.31569 & 1.4.00.32771. One of my guys went back to Ver 1.4.00.2781 and the Teams Copy link works fine.