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Aravind Ganesan
Dec 27, 2022Copper Contributor
Duplicate synced files with computer name
Hi, We are facing a strange experience where duplicate folders are created for the synced SharePoint folders within SP Library. Example: Let's assume my Laptop name is ARA01, and the Folder name...
Jaydub123
Dec 29, 2022Copper Contributor
Aravind Ganesan We are experiencing the same issue. I used the program beyond compare to check differences between the two folders, then copied the files from the folder-computer name to the original folder, then deleted the duplicate folder. However, it came back the next day. It said it was created by a different user so I logged onto that user's computer, right clicked on the folder and selected free up space and deleted the duplicate folder from sharepoint. Then it unsynced from the computer.
I still don't know why this is happening. It seems like OneDrive is configured correctly, but we are constantly having the sync between SharePoint and OneDrive break and I think that is what is causing the issue.