Can't open Office files from SharePoint Online

Summary

At times you may have difficulty opening Office files and documents from SharePoint or OneDrive for Business in your local Office clients.

More information

The following articles may help resolve the issue:

• Invalid file names and file types in OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint

• Delete your office document cache

• Repair an Office application

For more information, see Fix problems opening documents in SharePoint libraries.

Note

If you are having issues with documents opening in the browser or client by default, you may need to change the library setting. To do this, navigate to the Library having issues > Gear Icon (in the upper right corner) > Library Settings > Advanced settings > Opening Documents in the Browser.