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'Add shortcut to OneDrive' no longer includes site name in shortcut - just library name
WorkaRound:
To avoid the name "Shared Documents" given to the first shortcut created to the root of one site, before that I created a folder "Shared Documents" under the OneDrive folder.
But, there is an inconsistency - sometime after this workaround the user gets Shortcut name starting with "Documents " (+ name of the SharePoint), but sometime this is starting with "Shared Documents " (+ name of the SharePoint).
This is valid only for the first shortcut. All the others are created as before Documents " (+ name of the SharePoint).
I can't catch the rule.
- FHWebApr 28, 2023Copper Contributor
We are also experiencing this issue. The first shortcut added has the Document library name - SharePoint site name, but subsequent shortcuts only have the document library name. Very confusing for people.
- sgideonAug 15, 2023Copper Contributor
Definitely really confusing. Let's say there are two teams "Team A" and "Team B".
Both have a channel called "finances".
The user adds a shortcut to both. The first folder shows as "finances" and the second as "finances - Team B". In day to day work, it can easily happen, that the user saves files to the folder "finance" instead of the other one, which can be a security risk.
I recently posted a feature request for teams and channels to show up automatically in the native file managers with the logical structure of "Team > Channel" (if the user has the specific access to have).
https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/945df97d-9337-ee11-a81c-6045bdbbbc93
Please Microsoft do something about it. Imagine it would just work out of the box if a user logs in to an Azure AD joined device.