SharePoint Open Document Libray Folder by Guid

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SharePoint Open Document Libray Folder by Guid

Kannan J 31

Hi All,

Is there any OOTB URL available to open the sharePoint Document library folder in the browser using folder GUID.

Currently pass the folder relative path in the ID parameter of library view to open the folder, instead of path can we use GUID to open? Any url parameter available in share point ?

Thanks in advance

Regards.
Kannan J

Echo Du_MSFT 17,341 Reputation points

2021-12-21T01:46:05.263+00:00

Hello @Kannan J ,

Is there anything else I can help with regarding this issue?

You can comment us at any time and we will continue to follow up.

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Echo Du
Si Hobbs 11 Reputation points

2022-04-20T02:37:33.557+00:00

In my experience of SharePoint Modern so far, which has largely been good, URL/paths/folders are definitely a weak spot. Like using FQL to filter on a folder with site:equals("https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/sitecollection/subsite/folderinsubsite") means some solutions are vulnerable to random administrators changing folder names. It would be nice to just lock a folder and not let anyone ever change the path and then essentially the path is the (local) GUID.

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Echo Du_MSFT 17,341 Reputation points

2021-12-21T01:46:05.263+00:00

Hello @Kannan J ,

Is there anything else I can help with regarding this issue?

You can comment us at any time and we will continue to follow up.

Thanks,
Echo Du
Si Hobbs 11 Reputation points

2022-04-20T02:37:33.557+00:00

In my experience of SharePoint Modern so far, which has largely been good, URL/paths/folders are definitely a weak spot. Like using FQL to filter on a folder with site:equals("https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/sitecollection/subsite/folderinsubsite") means some solutions are vulnerable to random administrators changing folder names. It would be nice to just lock a folder and not let anyone ever change the path and then essentially the path is the (local) GUID.

Answer 1

Echo Du_MSFT 17,341

Hi @Kannan J ,

Welcome to Q&A Forum!

According to my research, there is no GUID (Document ID) for Folders in SharePoint Online, only ID. GUID acts on the file level. For more information, please see "Enable and configure unique Document IDs" article.

Also, there is no OOTB way to open the folder by GUID or ID.

Here I provide a workaround for you reference:

1.Go to the Document Library as a site admin

2.Create a Hyperlink column named [FolderPath]

3.Link: Fill in the relative path of the folder

Display text: Enter the ID value of the folder

Thanks,
Echo Du

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Echo Du_MSFT 17,341 Reputation points

2021-12-24T02:44:36.09+00:00

Hi @Kannan J ,

Is there anything else I can help with regarding this issue?

You can comment us at any time and we will continue to follow up.

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Echo Du
Echo Du_MSFT 17,341 Reputation points

2021-12-27T02:15:23.26+00:00

Hi @Kannan J ,

Have you tried the solution I proposed? If you have any questions or progress, you can contact me in time.

Looking forward to your reply.

Have a nice day!

Thanks,
Echo Du
JoyZ 18,126 Reputation points

2021-12-30T08:58:20.217+00:00

Hi @Kannan J ,

Do you have any progress on this issue?

Please remember to update this thread if you need further assistance.
Si Hobbs 11 Reputation points

2022-04-20T02:33:14.13+00:00

That's a pretty cunning solution.

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Kannan J 31

Hello Echo du,

Thank you,

Does this possible to open the folder by GUID ? Can you please post the related msdn article/forum link if you have.

Regards,
Kannan.

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