Shared Folder Turned Into Shortcut

Question

Hello everyone, I’ve been using a folder that was shared with me on OneDrive for almost two years. Previously, it synced directly to my laptop and appeared like a regular folder in my File Explorer. Recently, this shared folder was changed into a “shortcut” URL in my OneDrive, and it no longer functions like a normal synced folder. It’s not syncing properly, and I can’t open or edit files the way I used to.

Has anyone experienced this switch to a shortcut? Is there a way to revert it back to a standard synced folder on my laptop? I’ve tried re-syncing, but I still only see the shortcut instead of the regular folder.

Answer 1

See OneDrive Known issues: OneDrive shared folders shortcuts showing up as Internet Shortcuts