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Sandro Clz
Copper Contributor
Sep 20, 2018
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Sync local files to Sharepoint

Hi,   I need your help! There's a folder in my server which contains loads of files. I want sync these files to Sharepoint Online to have them on both places with out moving them from the server. H...
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  • Heiko Watz's avatar
    Heiko Watz
    Sep 27, 2018

    Hi Sandro Clz,

     

    What can I tell you about this solution?!

    It works for me and with it we can make an automatic backup of our local CAD files to OneDrive4B.

     

    But you have to make sure a user is logged on and the OneDrive Sync Client is started. -> I think this was the biggest Problem on a Server.

    But when you log on after a reboot and start the OneDrive Sync Client, then it works.

     

    We had only problems with very long file names / path or special files they can’t sync with OneDrive (like .exe)

     

    We use this command to make the symbolic link:

    mklink /j c:\RedirectedFolder "%userprofile%\OneDrive - xyz\FolderToRedirect"

     

    But I don’t know how it work when you share this folder.

     

    Good luck

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jcgonzalezmartin
MVP
Sep 20, 2018
Do you mean you have your files in a network share? If so, what you could do is to sync the doc. library to this share file using ODFB, but then the files are going to "live" in SPO and can be synchronized in any computer belonging to users that can accss the document library
  • Sandro Clz's avatar
    Sandro Clz
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 21, 2018

    Hi Juan Carlos,

     

    What you're saying is that I can sync my network share folder directly to Sharepoint? I do not care where the files are "living" as long as they're on both places synchronized.

     

    Sandro

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