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If your organization has a Microsoft 365 work or school subscription or uses SharePoint Server 2019 and Teams, you can sync your Microsoft SharePoint and Teams files to a folder on your computer. And when you go back online, any changes made to those files will sync automatically.
To sync a site library to your computer
- Sign in to your organization’s SharePoint in Microsoft 365 site with your work or school account.
- Open the library you want to sync.
- Select the Sync button. Notes:
- At the prompt, click Sync Now to start the sync app wizard.
- Select Sync Now in the wizard to start syncing.
Why are my files not syncing with SharePoint?
If you’re having trouble syncing Office files, the Office Upload cache system may be interfering with SharePoint sync. Try turning off the related setting in OneDrive settings. Select the blue OneDrive cloud icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar.
Is there any way to automatically synchronize a SharePoint site?
Is it in any way possible to setup a SharePoint site to synchronize to a local folder automatically for all computers in a domain (for example via GPO/registry settings/…)? I am asking so that each of our employees does not have to manually click the Groove client icon and select “Synchronize new library”, as depicted in the screenshot below.
The easiest way to get the Web, Site, & List ID is to go to the SharePoint online documents page, and in the top level folder click the Sync button. On the pop up window that says getting ready to sync, click the option on the bottom ‘Copy library ID’.
Sign in to Office 365 with your work or school account. Browse to your SharePoint in Microsoft 365 location. Select the Document folder or Library that you are trying to sync. If you don’t see the sync option, or you see a screen that says “Which library do you want to sync?”
What to do if OneDrive is not syncing with SharePoint?
Select Help & Settings > Settings. Click Stop sync for the location that is not syncing correctly. Follow the steps to Sync SharePoint files with the new OneDrive sync client. You won’t lose files or SharePoint data by disabling, uninstalling or unlinking OneDrive on your computer.