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Carmen3008
Jul 21, 2021Copper Contributor
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...
Ethan_Cordner
Sep 07, 2023Copper Contributor
I'm looking for a solution to the same problem. We use a hybrid of folders and metadata labels in sharepoint and older colleagues default to using onedrive to navigate it wherever they can. It would be great to be able to marry the two approaches better.
Has anyone tried File Manager for Teams? I can't get it to function for me, but I'm wondering if it would be useful.
It seems mad that you can access the files using file explorer and there's columns to display details, but they won't show the one's you've added in sharepoint.
Has anyone tried File Manager for Teams? I can't get it to function for me, but I'm wondering if it would be useful.
It seems mad that you can access the files using file explorer and there's columns to display details, but they won't show the one's you've added in sharepoint.
- solson550Sep 07, 2023Brass Contributor
Ethan_Cordner Right. I need this option that is available in File Explorer, to be in Sharepoint and in the MS Teams/Files app. Simple right click on the fields bar to bring up the metadata to display.