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Folder file explorer capability for Ms Sharepoint folder
Hi Community
I am looking for a solution around organising folders/sub folder… on Sharepoint in a format that looks like file explorer (without syncing to local or network drive to see hierarchy). This will help user to to content as they navigate rather clicking and getting into 2-3 level or subfolders to see the actual content or attachments. Any native solution and any other Microsoft solution that can integrated with Sharepoint will be highly appreciated. TIA
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Rafi_Ahmad
We use Explorer in a browser (https://www.slimapplications.com/product/explorer/) to replace Windows Explorer.- Thanks Paul ! Still exploring some alternate option without a need of buying additional licenses.
Clear. There are not many options:
a. use OneDrive for Business client.
You can try to reduce the amount of offline content by using Storage Sense to automatically remove local content after 1 day/week/month.
b. map network drive
Not my favorite. Dependency on IE/Edge settings and the underlying protocol WebDAV is not Microsoft's strategic direction.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/map-a-network-drive-to-a-sharepoint-library-751148de-f579-42f9-bc8c-fcd80ccf0f53
c. use local installed apps to expose SharePoint as a network drive but they all cost money.Adopting the web approach may be the only free option.
