What are the rules on the icons (and placement) when OneDrive is synced with File Explorer? I have my OneDrive synced and another that is shared with me under different hierarchies - all very confusing.

AFAIK, the icons put in the left bar by NGSC should follow these rules:Blue cloud named "OneDrive - Personal" contains data synced from OneDrive consumer. There should be only one, because NGSC allows to sync only one OneDrive consumer account.Blue cloud named "OneDrive - <Tenant>" contains data synced from ODfB in the tenant <Tenant>. As you can see, there can be several of them, because NGSC allows to sync more than one ODfB account from different tenants.Blue building named "<Tenant>" contains data sinced from SPO in the tenant <Tenant>. This includes TeamSites, Groups and Shared with Me from the tenant <Tenant>. There can be several of them because NGSC allows to sinc SPO doclibs from different tenants.The NGSC icons arre arranged alphabetically in their section.Hope it helps...

Salvatore Biscari I have no idea what you are saying because you are using acronyms that only expert users will understand which is totally worthless. How about spelling it out for us that actually need the help?!

Hi David, I can appreciate it when you say that OneDrive for Business content and SharePoint content both originate under the same tenant, and so could be combined within the FIle Explorer under the same icon. Perhaps Microsoft will end up doing that in the future.I think there are good reasons, however, for them to be separated, and fo rthe time being, when I teach others about how to best leverage synchronized files from OneDrive for Business and from SharePoint, I point out a few differences. (I'm not speaking about OneDrive (consumer) in this post, so I'll use "OneDrive" in place of "OneDrive for Business" going forward here). Custodian of File PermissionsThe origin/ownership of a file is signifcant from a permissions point of view.Whether a file is in "MY FILESPACE (MYWORK)" (OneDrive) or in a "SHARED FILESPACE (OURWORK)" (SharePoint document libraries) is very significant. When teaching a user how to think about permissions, the user is completely responsible for sharing and permissions management for their individual OneDrive files. This custodial relationship is not the same for SharePoitn document libraries, which pertain to the site owner(s), not the individual user. Compliance Rules and ImpactAs content labeling and retention/deletion rules start to come into awareness across customers, a user will find comfort in being able to easily determine the difference between their own filespace and a shared filespace. Work In Process and Individual File StorageUsers can be taught to understand that their OneDrive also serves as a convenient Work in Process storage area for their individual documents, and that when they are ready to publish to a shared work area, that SharePoint document libraries are a good place for that. Within the Windows file explorer, the icons used to distinguish these can be leveraged to make a difference here. Even if Microsoft, in its wisdom, decides to combines the icons into one (or allows a tiny corporate logo to be used in its place, on a per-tenant level), these concepts of the separation of MYWORK and OURWORK will need to be taught and explained. You may also have other, tenant-specific, categories for distinguishing the differences between OneDrive and SharePoint storage in the file explorer. I couldn't find a UserVoice entry for making the icons the same in this group (https://onedrive.uservoice.com/forums/262982-onedrive/category/86090-onedrive-for-business), so you might want to create a suggestion there. That might be the right way to further the conversation. Have a great week.Owen

You are not missing anything - I was. I updated the previous post. You are correct!

David Slight So what is happening today is that any shared group or team recieves the Blue buidling icon, even when your create the group or team and share it with others. The thread above suggest the blud bldg. icon only appears when someone shares with you. It also appears for groups or teams that you share with others.

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jcgonzalezmartin
MVP
Jun 27, 2017
I'm pretty sure Salvatore Biscari can help here :-)
- Salvatore Biscari
  Silver Contributor
  Jun 27, 2017
  AFAIK, the icons put in the left bar by NGSC should follow these rules:
  Blue cloud named "OneDrive - Personal" contains data synced from OneDrive consumer. There should be only one, because NGSC allows to sync only one OneDrive consumer account.
  Blue cloud named "OneDrive - <Tenant>" contains data synced from ODfB in the tenant <Tenant>. As you can see, there can be several of them, because NGSC allows to sync more than one ODfB account from different tenants.
  Blue building named "<Tenant>" contains data sinced from SPO in the tenant <Tenant>. This includes TeamSites, Groups and Shared with Me from the tenant <Tenant>. There can be several of them because NGSC allows to sinc SPO doclibs from different tenants.
  The NGSC icons arre arranged alphabetically in their section.
  Hope it helps...
  - SE_Consultant
    Copper Contributor
    Nov 10, 2022
    Salvatore Biscari I have no idea what you are saying because you are using acronyms that only expert users will understand which is totally worthless. How about spelling it out for us that actually need the help?!

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