Update to SharePoint: Opening with Microsoft Edge

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Update to SharePoint: Opening with Microsoft Edge

Beach, Virgil (BHS) 6

With Internet Explorer going away and being replaced with Microsoft Edge, will there be an option to open SharePoint folders via MS Explorer while using MS Edge (I saw a post from 2013, but it wasn't helpful)?

Itch Sun-MSFT 2,566 Reputation points

2020-08-10T06:26:42.9+00:00

I am checking to see how things are going there on this issue.
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Itch Sun-MSFT 2,566 Reputation points

2020-08-13T09:05:17.677+00:00

Hi @Beach, Virgil (BHS)
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Itch Sun-MSFT 2,566 Reputation points

2020-09-11T02:34:35.573+00:00

Hi @Beach, Virgil (BHS)
Do you have any progress on this thread? If you find any reply helpful, please remember to accept it as answer.
It will help others who meet similar questions in this forum. Thank you for your understanding.
Ryan Adams 1 Reputation point

2021-05-20T03:47:52.903+00:00

The issue isn’t just browsing files.

For those of us who use SharePoint for saving files every day, it is impossible to save from applications directly to SharePoint without signing in with Internet Explorer first.

I mean non Microsoft O365 applications. Like notepad, Adobe Acrobat, etc etc

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Itch Sun-MSFT 2,566 Reputation points

2020-08-10T06:26:42.9+00:00

I am checking to see how things are going there on this issue.
If there's anything you'd like to know, don't hesitate to ask.
Itch Sun-MSFT 2,566 Reputation points

2020-08-13T09:05:17.677+00:00

Hi @Beach, Virgil (BHS)
This thread has been around for a long time. Please remember to accept them Answer if they helped. Your action would be helpful to other users who encounter the same issue and read this thread.
Thank you for understanding! If you have any questions, or updates, please feel free to let me know.
Itch Sun-MSFT 2,566 Reputation points

2020-09-11T02:34:35.573+00:00

Hi @Beach, Virgil (BHS)
Do you have any progress on this thread? If you find any reply helpful, please remember to accept it as answer.
It will help others who meet similar questions in this forum. Thank you for your understanding.
Ryan Adams 1 Reputation point

2021-05-20T03:47:52.903+00:00

The issue isn’t just browsing files.

For those of us who use SharePoint for saving files every day, it is impossible to save from applications directly to SharePoint without signing in with Internet Explorer first.

I mean non Microsoft O365 applications. Like notepad, Adobe Acrobat, etc etc

Answer 1

R Baldwin 6

I need to do the same thing and with the use of Notepad I achieved this. Not quick but it works without any specialised IT knowledge.

I went to the document library I wanted to open in File Explorer.
Using the COG went to Library Settings and in here I could see the Web Address, which I highlighted and copied. I could not copy from the address bar as it converts all the spaces to "%20"

Inside Notepad I pasted this web address and it will look something like this:

http://Yoursharepointtype.with.its.address.here/sites/sitename/possiblesubsitename/Shared Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx

I then deleted the last 2 items: /Forms/AllItems.aspx

I then copied the remains, opened File Explorer and pasted this into address bar and hit return.
This open what I needed.

Loh, Kenneth 21 Reputation points

2021-01-18T17:31:25.177+00:00

I don't know what @R Baldwin meant by COG (with the uppercases), but ignoring whatever it is, his method does work by going to Library Settings as he said!

Answer 2

trevorseward 11,711

Windows Explorer requires IE. IE isn't being replaced by Edge, but rather deprecated with a likely future removal which would be quite some time away. You should instead use OneDrive to sync libraries.

Answer 3

Itch Sun-MSFT 2,566

So far, Microsoft Edge does not support opening document libraries with Open with File Explorer.

The Microsoft Edge browser is designed to be periodically updated. Make sure you have the latest version as features can change or be added.

Currently, Internet Explorer is the only browser that can open with Explorer.

Answer 4

StephanG 826

Hi,

i have solved this with the "Internet Explorer Mode" and an XML lying on a webserver.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode-policies

Did not work in the beginning - but some patch must have fixed this.

Answer 5

DonPick 1,266

MS recently published this article which may be useful

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/microsoft-365-apps-say-farewell-to-internet-explorer-11-and/ba-p/1591666

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