

Then in the menu in the upper-right, click on Open your Bowdoin College folder.A quick way to get to the folder containing the synced files is to click on the OneDrive icon in the Task Tray.These files go into a new folder called Bowdoin College that is located that the base of your user folder (example: c:\Users\UserName\Bowdoin College). It is important to note that these files DO NOT sync into your regular OneDrive - Bowdoin College folder. The files will now start to sync to your computer.In this case we have no subfolders so we're choosing Files not in a folder.

The local OneDrive application will open and allow you to select which subfolders and files inside of the shared folder you'd like to sync to your local computer.You must allow the browser to open an application on your local computer. Note: The notification is slightly different if you use MacOS / OS X but the concept is the same. A dialog window will open asking for your permission to allow the website to open an application on your computer.This window appears but it might be pushed behind the next notification. A new window will pop up letting you know that the system is getting ready to sync.Above the list of subfolders and files there is a menu bar.Click on the folder name to browse into the folder.On the left, select the category Shared with me.

How to sync shared onedrive folder Offline#
This gives you offline access to these files as well as your own. However, you can also sync folders that others have shared with you. By default, when you start the OneDrive sync client it will only sync the folders in your personal OneDrive to your computer.
