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#Is onedrive sync client part of sharepoint windows

In File Explorer/Finder, under the OneDrive – (Tenant name) section (along with any other synced OneDrive content).

The option is not yet available via the Files tab in a Teams channel. Add shortcut to OneDriveĪs the name indicates, the option to ‘Add shortcut to OneDrive’ allows an end-user to add a shortcut from a SharePoint document library (or a folder in that library) to their OneDrive for Business unless the library (or a folder in it) have already been synced, in which case an error message will appear.

In addition to the above, creating new folder in File Explorer at the top level of a synced Teams document library does not create a new channel in Teams.

Content can be added even when a column is mandatory (an error message displays in the SharePoint site, but not in File Explorer).įor these reasons, syncing may be best suited for lower-level ‘working’ content and should probably disabled if this functionality needs to be visible or accessible.

A synced library does not display the unique Document ID, added columns, or retention and sensitivity information.

Negatives of syncingĬreating, accessing and managing content synced from SharePoint via File Explorer minimises a range of records management functionality, including the visibility and editability of columns that can otherwise be seen in both the Teams Files tab and in SharePoint via a browser. Positives of syncingĬreating, accessing and managing ‘personal’ or working content in the synced OneDrive area of File Explorer makes a lot of sense and usually replaces ‘home’ drives. Note the ‘Status’ column indicating if the content has been opened/accessed or not. Two SharePoint libraries from different sites synced to File Explorer.

#Is onedrive sync client part of sharepoint windows

As the screenshot below shows, on Windows machines, the sync client adds separate sections in File Explorer for the content synced from SharePoint (‘andrewwarland’ is the tenant name) and OneDrive for Business (‘OneDrive’ – tenant name) as can be seen in the example below (a personal OneDrive section can also be seen). On both Windows and iOS machines, syncing from both SharePoint and OneDrive is managed by the same OneDrive sync app. The option is useful and popular because it means that end-users can continue to work in a familiar space. The option replaces earlier methods to map SharePoint document libraries to drives. The Sync option, in both OneDrive For Business and SharePoint Online, allows content in those locations to be synced to and then accessed directly from File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (iOS). In summary, both options are useful and likely to be popular but a range of records management related capability in SharePoint is neither visible nor accessible in File Explorer. This post explains the difference between Sync and Add shortcut to OneDrive and the potential impacts both of these options may have on managing records.