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The article explains how to Add SharePoint team sites to Windows File Explorer. Moving files is not the best use of Windows File Explorer. There are other superior free file manager options available for Windows. A robust file management tool with a simple and clear user interface is called File Explorer. Similar to how you would use Windows Explorer or Finder on a PC or Mac, you can quickly explore and manage the files on your mobile device, PC and cloud storage with the help of this file management app.
File Explorer, formerly Windows Explorer, is a file manager program that comes pre-installed with versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system from Windows 95 onwards. The Windows shell, explorer.exe or simply “Explorer” are other names for it. To access file systems, it offers a graphical user interface. The taskbar and desktop are just two examples of the various user interface elements that are displayed on the monitor by this operating system component. We mentioned the steps to add team files in Windows File Explorer.
Step 1: I go to the SharePoint Document library you want to sync locally.
Step 2: open the library you want to sync.
Step 3: click on the Synchronize button.
Step 4: This will prompt you to open OneDrive. Click Open Microsoft OneDrive. This requires that you have OneDrive installed.
Step 5: You will see a notification informing you that you are syncing the desired folder.
Step 6: Once finished, you can find the folder locally by opening the file explorer.
After you are done working with specific SharePoint files, you may find that you want to desync them from your computer. Let’s take a look at what you need to do to do this.
Step 1: Go to file explorer.
Step 2: Right-click the folder you want to stop syncing and click Definitions.
Step 3: this will open up your OneDrive settings. Here, you will see the folders you are syncing locally. Click stop sync next to the folder you no longer want to sync.
What happens if you try to sync a folder with the same name as another
If you’ve already synced a folder or synced a folder with the same name, the process might happen differently. You will see a message about the already existing folder on your PC. You will have the option to use the existing folder on your computer to create a new one. You need to make sure the folders are the same before clicking use this folder. You can also use create new folder to sync a separate copy of the library.
Conclusion
Here they are final from our article how to Sync Teams files to Windows 11. In the contemporary SharePoint experience, the View command in File Explorer is no longer recommended. We advise Sync if you use Chrome, Microsoft Edge or another browser. SharePoint files can be added to folders on your device faster and more reliably using sync. After that, you can use File Explorer to manage your synced files. The article is complete and now you know how to add SharePoint team sites to Windows File Explorer.