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Due to known issues at the time of writing, only one method (Syncing or Shortcuts) should be used for a single SharePoint site. Using both may cause sync conflicts.

1. Make sure that you are not already using SharePoint sync for any files or folders on the SharePoint site you are wanting to create a shortcut to. Check this using the steps in the Sync settings and statuses drop-down above

2. Browse to the file/folder location on SharePoint, select it, then click Add Shortcut to OneDrive in the menu options.

3. The shortcuts will appear in your SU OneDrive folder in File Explorer. In the case of the screenshot below I have created two shortcuts from the same site for two separate folders.

   

4. You can pin the shortcut to the Quick Access section of File Explorer by right-clicking the new shortcut and selecting Pin for Quick Access.

   

• When you want a File Explorer shortcut to follow you to any device where you are signed into your Seattle University OneDrive

• When you don’t need the entire SharePoint site document library and are not already using SharePoint sync for the folder/files

Syncing a SharePoint site provides a familiar approach to managing and accessing files within a SharePoint site, similar to doing so using mapped shared drives in File Explorer.

1. On https://www.microsoft365.com/ click the app launcher/waffle icon in the upper left corner of the browser page, then select SharePoint.

2. Use the search bar or select one of the linked sites on the SharePoint landing page.

3. Select the Documents library for the site and click Sync, highlighted in the image below. If the browser requests permission to use Microsoft OneDrive click the option to allow. You may notice a OneDrive window briefly open, only to close moments later, this is normal behavior.

   

4. The synced site’s document library will appear in File Explorer under the 🏢 Seattle University dropdown.

   

5. Depending on the size of the site you are syncing, it may anywhere from a few minutes to multiple hours for all the folders and files to sync to your device.