Different teams to use the same channel's files

[KevinGarrett34]

I am very new to using teams and SharePoint and am look for some instruction on how I can create different teams but allow them to use a shared folder.

I'd like to set up a basic example to help understand my question. I'm just trying to learn how the file sharing aspect works even though teams and channels are used for other things.

Team1

General - channel (Team1's channel for file sharing)

Media - channel (Files shared with Team2)

Team2

General - channel (Team2's channel for file sharing)

Media - channel (Files shared with Team 1)

I am also wanting my users to be able to utilize File Explorer to access all these files. I am able to sync just fine but will there be an issue with the Media folder if this is possible?

Any information will be useful.

Thank you

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Sure!

In SharePoint create a document library named Media in any site in SharePoint, preferably in any of the team sites belonging to any of the teams you mentioned.
Grant permissions to both teams. If you created a library in any of the above team sites those users already have access so just grant permissions to the other team!

Create library and add permissions:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-document-library-in-sharepoint-306728fe-0325-4b2...


Add this library as a library tab in both teams.

https://www.pei.com/portfolio/microsoft-teams-connect-sharepoint-library/

Both teams now have access to this common library!
This library can be synced offline just as any other library

Adam

[#3]

@adam deltinger 

I am still confused. My screen is not showing what you sent me.

I do not see anything that says "create document library". The closest I see is "create document center". I also do not see how I can create the library in a team site. I am in the SharePoint admin center, is this where I need to be?

[#4]

Go to the team, go to files tab! From there click “open in SharePoint” now follow the guide

[#5]

@adam deltinger 

Thank you for helping me with this.

I am still not seeing what the guide is giving me.

I am attaching what the options for me are when I click on "new" just to show you I am not going crazy.

[#6]

Okay! Up in the right upper corner, click the cogwheel- site contents.
Here click new

[#7]

That worked. Thank you so much.

[#8]

No problem!!

[#9]

@adam deltinger 

1 more question.

After I sync, I noticed that it created a new root folder called Team1 - Media in File Explorer and not under the team folder.

I think it has to do with the fact that I had to create another tab called media. Is there any way I can get that media folder as a subfolder of Team1?

[#10]

Unfortunately no, it’s a separate library. It works the same When syncing private channels too