SharePoint Online: How to Enable “View in File Explorer” in Microsoft Edge?

Requirement: Configure view in file explorer feature with Edge browser. How to configure the “View in File Explorer” Feature in Edge? As Internet Explorer is discontinued from Windows 11, We may be missing the nifty feature file explorer view or mapped network drives of SharePoint document libraries. The good news is that…

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Fix “View in File Explorer” missing in SharePoint Online Issue

Problem: “View in File Explorer” option is missing in SharePoint Online. How to enable view in file explorer in SharePoint Online? The Explorer View or View in File Explore feature in SharePoint Online provides an easy File Explorer-like interface to manage files in your SharePoint document libraries. If you’re missing the “View…

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How to Download All Files from OneDrive for Business?

Requirement: Download all files and folders from OneDrive for Business site to the local disk. How to download all the files from OneDrive? OneDrive is a cloud-based storage solution from Microsoft that lets you store files online and share them with others. You can access your OneDrive files from any device, and…

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How to Sync a SharePoint Online Document Library to a Local Folder?

There might come a time when you need to sync a SharePoint Online document library to your local computer. Maybe you’re working on a project with others and want to have an offline copy of the files, or perhaps you want easier access to your files and keep everything in one place….

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SharePoint Folder shows Empty in Windows Explorer!

Problem: SharePoint Online folder appears empty in the File Explorer view! We confirmed the specific folder has files and subfolders by browsing through the web browser. However, in the Explorer view, the SharePoint folder appears empty! Here is the Folder in Browser View: The same SharePoint folder shows empty in the mapped…

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SharePoint Online: Get File Size using PowerShell

Requirement: Get file size in SharePoint Online using PowerShell. How to Get the File Size in SharePoint Online? Have you ever needed to get the size of a file in SharePoint Online? Maybe you need to know how much storage space is occupied by a file in your SharePoint Online document library….

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How to Map a SharePoint Online Document Library as a Network Drive?

Requirement: Map SharePoint Online library as a network drive. How to map SharePoint Online as a network drive? In SharePoint Online, you can use Map as a network drive to access your SharePoint files in File Explorer on your computer. When you map SharePoint as a network drive, you can manage/upload/download files…

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How to Add SharePoint to File Explorer?

Requirement: Create a Quick Access Link to SharePoint Online in Windows Explorer. How to Add SharePoint Document Library to File Explorer? Accessing SharePoint document libraries from Windows Explorer helps us save a lot of time, especially when you want to save or open files quickly without opening a web browser! We can…

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Fix “You have to delete all the items in this folder before you can delete the folder” Error in SharePoint Online

Problem: When trying to delete a folder with sub-folders and files, I got an error message “You have to delete all the items in this folder before you can delete the folder” in SharePoint Online or OneDrive. You may also see the “Request was cancelled by event received. If attempting to delete…

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