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Apr 18, 2018
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Document libraries - Is "Open with Explorer" going away at some point?

Hello, I was wondering if "Open with Explorer" or "View in File Explorer", as it's called in modern libraries, is going to go away at some point?   I'm asking because we still have quite a few use...
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    Fred Y
    Apr 18, 2018

    Hi, Deleted.

    I would imagine that since Sync to OneDrive is available in Modern libraries then Open with Explorer should be superseded.

     

    Anyway, I had one use case before where I had to disable this from the ribbon menu since I didn't want users to list files via Explorer. The gist is that you will have to create a custom permission level to disable this functionality. 

     

    Disable or hide SharePoint menu options

     

    Just a disclaimer that it may not be practical to apply this for all site collections in your tenant (compared to on-premise environment) but it is an available option. 

     

    Fred Y 

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Fred Y
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Apr 18, 2018

Hi, Deleted.

I would imagine that since Sync to OneDrive is available in Modern libraries then Open with Explorer should be superseded.

 

Anyway, I had one use case before where I had to disable this from the ribbon menu since I didn't want users to list files via Explorer. The gist is that you will have to create a custom permission level to disable this functionality. 

 

Disable or hide SharePoint menu options

 

Just a disclaimer that it may not be practical to apply this for all site collections in your tenant (compared to on-premise environment) but it is an available option. 

 

Fred Y 

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