Add SharePoint Online as a network folder

File sharersThe deployment of SharePoint as a DMS (Document Management System) provides organizations that documents easier to manage. This means that documents through a well-equipped Document environment in SharePoint documents can be found. But also be provided with version control and relevant metadata. To the migration of large numbers of documents and with correct and most complete metadata it is advisable to tooling to use. For small amount of documents one can use the Windows Explorer button in the library. It's only annoying to always log in and the Explorer to search button. It is therefore possible to drag-and-drop. After some search and internet research I have found a site where relevant content is on. Lo and behold it functions. Linking of SharePoint online library as a network folder requires that we make some adjustments in Internet Explorer. Go through the following steps to link a SharePoint Online Library as network folder.

  1. Open Internet Explorer
  2. In Internet Explorer, click Settings/Settings
  3. Then click Internet Options/Internet Options
  4. When the Internet Options window is open click on the tab security/Security
  5. Click on Trusted Sites/Trusted sites
  6. Click on the Sites button
  7. Take the following sites:

    URhttps://*.microsoftonline.com
    URhttps://*.sharepoint.com
    URhttps://*.lync.com
    URhttps://*.outlook.com

  8. Click on Close
  9. Click Local intranet/Local Intranet
  10. Click Sites, a window will open local Internet/Local intranet.

  11. Click Advanced/Advanced button
  12. Take the following sites:

    * lync.com
    UR*.microsoftonline.com
    UR*.outlook.com
    UR*.sharepoint.com

  13. Click Close/Close > Ok apply/apply > >
  14. Login to the Sharepoint Online environment in Internet Explorer. It's not for everyone's favorite browser more we serve it in this way. So go to http://portal.office.com
  15. Enter your details (username + password)
  16. Make sure you put the check mark for remember me/Keep me signed in.

  17. Now click on Login/Sign in.

You now have the essential steps to the folder that you want to link as a network folder like actually as network folder. I make a trip in the following description. It is slightly different from how it is described on the site I had found in the first instance. In my opinion this is more convenient.

  1. Go to the SharePoint online library you wish to link to. Once in the library go to the Library tab, and then click Open with Explorer

  2. A Windows Explorer screen opens with the contents of the library. Copy the address.
  3. Click with the right mouse button on Lan/Network.

  4. Then click Map network drive
  5. Click Connect to a Web site that you can use to store your documents and pictures
  6. Click Next/Next
  7. Click Next/Next
  8. Paste here the address of the Sharepoint library

    https://[tenantnaam].sharepoint.com/[sitecollection]/documenten

  9. Click Next/Next
  10. Folder is added. It is possible to name the folder what logic.

These are the steps you need to go through. Have fun with the network folder.

 

Add SharePoint Online as a network folder

> UPDATE: for OneDrive for companies
You can no longer select from OneDrive that you want to open in Windows Explorer mode. Therefore, use the webDav variant.

<tenant>|9 SSLDavWWWRootpersonal<username>Documents</username> UR-my.sharepoint.com</tenant>