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Shortcuts to Folders Synced Between Two Computer Desktops
I have OneDrive installed on a work desktop and a laptop I use at home and when traveling. I sync the desktop between both machines. I want to have a shortcuts on my desktops that open OneDrive folders. This previously worked fine for me. But I recently had to reinstall OneDrive and I am unable to configure it properly now. The shortcut works on one machine or the other, but not both. If I create the shortcut on the desktop it works correctly there, but not on the laptop. If I create it on the laptop, it won't work on the desktop.
The failing "folder" looks like this:
Because the file path is slightly different (because of unique usernames) I tried using a variable instead:
"C:\Users\%username%\OneDrive - Company Name\Work Files"
But that still didn't solve the problem.
Can someone help me understand what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks in advance!
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- blairwhitworth320Copper Contributor
One other item I should have included...if I right click and choose "open file location", it takes me to the correct location:
It just doesn't function like a normal folder icon. I can't directly open it, nor can I drop files into it.