Onedrive (linked/shortcutted) Shared Folders Deleted From File Explorer and/or renamed and Sync Issues (FamilyPlan). Can't relink/reset

Hi OneDriveSyncSucksHardTheseDays,

Thanks for visiting Microsoft Community.

The issue of OneDrive shared folders turning into shortcuts in File Explorer is a known problem that remains unresolved. However, based on information gathered from the community, there is a temporary workaround for Windows**:**

• First, log in to onedrive.live.com via a web browser. In the root directory of the folder shared with you, select any Office document, click the three dots - Open - Open in app.
• In the opened Office application, click File - Home. You can see the shared file you just opened under Recent. Right-click it and choose "Copy path to clipboard."
• Open Windows Explorer, find "This PC" on the left, right-click and select "Add a network location." In the "Add Network Location Wizard," click Next, then click "Choose a custom network location."
• Paste the copied file path into the input box, and delete the file name portion (for example, if the path you copied is https://d.docs.live.net/xxx/xxx/ABC.xlsx, you should delete ABC.xlsx and keep the preceding part).
• Then, enter your OneDrive account username and password in the pop-up window, set a name for your folder, and click Next to complete the creation.

At this point, you can directly access your shared folder in "This PC" in File Explorer. There may be some delay, but this can serve as a temporary workaround while waiting for the issue to be fixed.

Hope this helps.

Best Regards,

Jonathan Z - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Okay Quick Update:

it only worked with one SharedFolder with all the others it says: "The folder you entered does not appear to be valid. Please choose another"

Similar to what Roxy described.

If I choose a subfolder of the Shared Folder it sometimes works again, but that would mean Linking several dozen Subfolders manually.

Any Ideas how to avoid this?

KR

Hi Jonathan,

Thanks for taking the time to explain the workaround.

It sort of works. I linked the Folders an then changed change the FIleSize Limit in the Registry Editor, so I could access Files bigger than 47MB. It has a few very obvious limitations, seeing that there is no Thumbnail Previews, no Statusupdates on the upload, no option to save Locally etc.. So I will hope somebody comes up with a fix. My Support Request is still queued so let's see what happens there ;)

As for anybody trying to use the workaround, after linking your Folder you want to do the following to avoid the Error 0x800700df:

Change the File Size Limit in Registry Editor: Open the Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > System > CurrentControlSet > Services > WebClient > Parameters. Modify the FileSizeLimitInBytes value to a higher number, such as 4000000000, and set the base to Decimal (or stay in Hexa and just write as many "f"s as you can :P)

Best Regards

Hi, This workaround didn't work for me.

I'm having this same problem suddenly with OneDrive for my shared folder (2 computers running Windows 10 &11). Although this is on Windows, the issue seems to be with OneDrive.

Using the workaround you shared, I was able to successfully add the Network Location to File Explorer. However, the folder won't open. The screen flashes like it tried but then nothing happens.
In case I made a mistake, I tried to add the Network Location again but now, for the same link used previously (even selected in the drop box), it is giving me an error of: "The folder you entered does not appear to be valid. Please choose another."