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Swed_bo
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Apr 28, 2020
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Functions only available in Internet Explorer

Hi! We use a SharePoint Server 2016 solution in our organisation. Some crucial features/functions are only available in Internet Explorer and not in Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome. For example the ...
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  • Andrew Hodges's avatar
    Andrew Hodges
    Apr 28, 2020

    Swed_bo 

     

    Very unlikely, there is an upgrade path to Edge so there will not be any functionality built into other browsers due to IE being retired. The open in File explorer specifically is not available in SharePoint Modern so this feature has effectively been deprecated in newer versions of SharePoint. 

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Toby McDaid
Iron Contributor
Apr 28, 2020

Swed_bo 

 

I'm unsure about the quick editing feature. However, we've been using OneDrive sync to replace the 'open in explorer' feature you're referring to.

 

If you go to a document library and press the 'Sync' button, it will add a shortcut in your file explorer to that library. Seems to work in much the same way and saves users having to navigate through their browser to access files.

 

Hope that helps,

Toby

 

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    Swed_bo
    Copper Contributor
    Apr 28, 2020

    Toby McDaid 

    Thanks! I will try that. But our "old" on-premises solution doesn't work seamless with all Office 365 apps so we will see if it works.