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Sharepoint columns sync with File Explorer view, or an alternative option
Hi all I'm more an admin person rather than IT, but have been asked to find a solution for one of our directors who prefers to open his documents using File Explorer over Sharepoint online. And b...
Is there any update on this one? We have just created a content repository on sharepoint with a series of metadata columns. Since some of my colleagues live in areas were connection is very unstable, it would be so useful to them to access the repository through file explorer and still be able to filter out the document they are looking for thanks to the metadata information.
Not really.
Use OneDrive for business client that does not support metadata.
Use browser-based apps that mimic Explorer and support custom metadata (e.g. project) (https://collab365.com/best-document-management-solutions-for-sharepoint/#t-1677591384118)
Using client-side tools that use WebDAV to communicate with SharePoint are afaik also not an option.
- Thanks for the quick reply, Paul!
Yes, none of these solutions would work for my colleagues... I think for the moment I will probably use the "export to excel" option and share that excel query file with my colleagues, as it includes a list of the metadata for each file. Not ideal, but better than nothing.
Hopefully this topic will eventually get on the roadmap!