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mlilindstrom
Jan 17, 2019Copper Contributor
Change default views for subfolders
I want to understand how I can change the default views for subfolders in sharepoint online. What I want to accomplish is basically to have the same columns in all folders except for one folder where...
Jan 18, 2019
So as a work around, you could use a link that goes to the folder, because you can link to a view. So you could go to the folder, then the view you need to show the proper metadata. Copy the URL. Go back where you want this link to this view/folder and click New > Link. Paste in that link, and you have a shortcut per say that should get you there. If for some reason it treats it like a usual SharePoint link and strips everything off, you might have to feed that URL through a URL shortener then use that shorter link as the link file destination.
Anyway, just an idea since you can't really accomplish what you're doing via folder browsing out of the box.
Anyway, just an idea since you can't really accomplish what you're doing via folder browsing out of the box.