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Even if you need just 1 folder with few files, you have to sync the whole Document Library. With the current version of OneDrive for Business Sync, you can not sync selected folders, you have to sync the whole SharePoint Document Library. That means that navigating and finding the file you want to modify on your computer might be a challenge. So when you sync a metadata document library to your desktop, it will look like 1 flat list of files on your computer. Metadata is just a SharePoint thing and there is no way to view metadata on your computer. Sync is useless if you use Metadata in your SharePoint Document Library to organize files. If you try to do it, you will get this message If your document library contains more than 5,000 items (that includes both files and folders contribute to the 5,000 count) – you will not be able to sync that Document Library to your desktop. Ever heard about 5,000 item limit threshold on a document library? There is no escape from it with OneDrive Sync. It is never a problem when you have your own personal DropBox or OneDrive folder, but once you get into multiple users situation – beware! ![]() OneDrive will notify you of conflicts during sync and you will need to manually resolve this (and by the way – not a very user-friendly user experience). That means that when you sync it, you will need to resolve sync conflicts (if 2 users modify same file). Unlike DropBox, which is primarily used for personal file storage, you are now syncing the whole SharePoint Document Library from a team or department site that many other users have access to modify at the same time (either online or offline). Let me explain and talk about the dark side of OneDrive for Business Sync and discuss its limitations… Problems with SharePoint Document Library Sync with OneDrive Sounds simple? Kind of like DropBox, right? Not quite. My Desktop OneDrive shows two “folders”: One that syncs my files and folders from my own OneDrive for Business account and one that syncs all SharePoint document libraries You can easily differentiate between the 2 in your Desktop OneDrive for Business Folder. Here is how it looks.īy the way, the OneDrive App that allows you to sync SharePoint Document Library is the same app that allows you to sync files and folders from your own OneDrive for Business Account.
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