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Copper Contributor

May 09, 2022

Accessing OneDrive files through a local server

Hello, We are trying to set up a filesharing system for our group in which files are stored and accessed through a local server, instead of through the cloud. Is it possible to achieve that throu...

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Adin_Calkic

Iron Contributor

May 09, 2022

Hi Yugen2330 ,

you should look into migrating your file to SharePoint Online. Check it out here: SharePoint, Team Collaboration Software Tools (microsoft.com)

You can also create hybrid environment as well: Explore SharePoint Server hybrid - SharePoint Server | Microsoft Docs

MikeWWW

Iron Contributor

May 09, 2022

First, I agree that SharePoint is a better solution.

Second, you can run OneDrive on your server and map the location to a network drive. However you're not getting much OneDrive benefit and you will be fighting file locks when the file syncs to the cloud.

Yugen2330
Copper Contributor
May 09, 2022
MikeWWW

This sounds like what I need, despite the drawbacks you mentioned. How do I go about doing that? Is it something in the OneDrive settings, or should I set up an external program for that?
- Mike Williams
  Iron Contributor
  May 10, 2022
  Yugen2330 it's really got nothing to do with OneDrive. You're just sharing its server folder e.g. via a mapped drive.
  
  I do this at home with my media server. Music files live inside OneDrive or Dropbox folder on server but the folder is shared out on local network.
  
  However note that users should not create long path names through nested folders that are longer than OneDrive sync limits.