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Sync v Shortcut to OneDrive. What's the difference?
Hello, After much experimentation, I fail to see the difference between Sync and "Add shortcut to OneDrive". Does anyone know why you would use one over the other? I've created 3 document librar...
I wish Microsoft would explain this in writing in plain language.I do not want to have to listen to a podcast or wade through the conversational niceties on a transcript to understand how these features work. I really want to understand the thinking behind sync and shortcut. The way things work now don't fit my mental model for either function.
Here are some resources you can read: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-shortcuts-to-shared-folders-in-onedrive-for-work-or-school-d66b1347-99b7-4470-9360-ffc048d35a33 and this one, which is 2 years old, but has a nice explanation: https://sharepointmaven.com/add-shortcut-to-onedrive-vs-onedrive-sync/.