There may be many users who don't know how to sync the SharePoint document library with OneDrive, don't worry! This article provides you with suitable solutions, whether it is the system's built-in sync option or a third-party sync function, you can find detailed operation steps in this article, which are simple and easy to follow.
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“How to sync SharePoint document library with OneDrive successfully? I tried many times, but every time the system failed to synchronize files. Can anyone provides more detailed operation steps, thank you very much!”
OneDrive is known as a Microsoft cloud service that gives you access to all your data. It enables you to store and protect your files, share them with others, and access them from anywhere on all your devices. SharePoint is a collaboration platform for companies that require multiple people and teams to collaborate on documents and products simultaneously. Some users sync SharePoint and OneDrive for the following benefits.
However, during the actual operation, the user encountered a situation where SharePoint and OneDrive could not be synchronized normally. If you also encounter the problem of not being able to sync, you can refer to the methods given in the article to operate once.
I believe that many people directly use the built-in sync option in SharePoint. This method can indeed help users synchronize data. However, when doing so, you need to follow the steps below carefully.
Step 1. First, log into Microsoft SharePoint with your work or school account.
Step 2. Next, open the SharePoint folder or library. Find the library that needs to be synced.
Step 3. When you are in a folder or library, you need to click on the "Sync" button.
Step 4. You should receive two notifications when you do this:
Step 5. Once everything is synced, you should get a notification to let you know. If you're looking for a folder on your computer, open Windows File Explorer and you should see a blue folder with a white building. You can now get the data in SharePoint anytime.
If the "SharePoint Sync to OneDrive Not Working" error still occurs after performing the above sync operations correctly, you can do the following troubleshooting operations.
If you don't want to endure all kinds of problems that lead to unsuccessful sync, you can try MultCloud, a professional cloud sync tool. This tool can help you easily sync SharePoint to OneDrive and vice versa. When using this tool, you can set up timing sync, real-time sync, file filtering and email notification, etc. In addition, other useful functions can also help you better manage the data in the two accounts.
The following sections are detailed steps to sync SharePoint library with OneDrive.
Step 1. Create a MultCloud account.
Step 2. Log in to MultCloud, and click the "Add Cloud" button to select the SharePoint to be added. Authorize MultCloud to access OneDrive for Business account.
Step 3. Add OneDrive. Repeat step 2 to add OneDrive to MultCloud.
Step 4. Sync SharePoint library with OneDrive. Click the "Cloud Sync" icon and select a site in SharePoint as the source and OneDrive as the target. Then click "Sync Now" to sync SharePoint with OneDrive.
Notes:
How to sync SharePoint library with OneDrive? This article introduces 2 solutions to sync SharePoint and OneDrive for free, you can choose according to your needs. In order to avoid sync failure, you'd better choose a professional cloud sync platform---MultCloud.
In addition to the cloud-to-cloud sync service, you can also use functions such as Cloud Transfer, Team Transfer, Cloud Backup, Remote Upload, and Share in MultCloud. For example, if you need to move files from SharePoint to S3, you can use "Cloud Transfer" to easily complete the data transfer.