Summary
Learn where Teams and SharePoint folder shortcuts show up in OneDrive, File Explorer, and Finder, how to remove ones you don't need, and how to add one.
Body
Added a shortcut to a Teams or SharePoint folder and can't find it? Learn where shortcuts show up, how to clean out ones you don't need, and how to add one on purpose.
Where your shortcuts are
Shortcuts go into a Shortcuts folder inside your OneDrive. That's one level deeper than they used to be, so if you're used to seeing them right in OneDrive, look one folder down.
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Where
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Look in
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File Explorer (Windows)
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OneDrive - North Central University > Shortcuts
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Finder (Mac)
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OneDrive - North Central University > Shortcuts
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OneDrive on the web
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My files > Shortcuts
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- Shortcut folders have a small link badge on the icon.
- A new shortcut can take a few minutes to show up. It appears on every computer you're signed in to OneDrive on.
Remove shortcuts you don't need
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Open your shortcuts
In OneDrive on the web, go to My files > Shortcuts.
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Remove it
Select the shortcut and choose Remove shortcut.
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This only takes it out of your OneDrive. The team's files stay where they are, and you can still open them in Teams.
Add a shortcut
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Open the channel
In Teams, open the channel and select the Shared tab (called Files in some versions).
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Open the folder
Go to the folder you want.
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Add the shortcut
Select Add shortcut to OneDrive. Don't see it? Check the … menu, or select Open in SharePoint and add it from there.
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Shortcuts work for folders, not single files.
Shortcut or Sync?
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Add shortcut
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Sync
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Shows up in
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OneDrive > Shortcuts, on every computer you use
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A separate North Central University entry in File Explorer, on one computer
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Best for
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Most people
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A library you need on one specific computer
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Your Documents folder on an NCU computer is already backed up to OneDrive, so those files are covered.
Get help
Still can't find it? Submit a request through Microsoft Teams, call the IT Service Desk at 612.343.4170, or visit Miller Hall 226.