M365 Changelog: (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive: Change to shared folder experience – Sep 12, 2024

MC806523 – Updated September 11, 2024: Microsoft has updated the images below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft is making a change to the shared folder experience in Microsoft OneDrive. Currently, when a user opens a shared folder in OneDrive, they are taken to a view of that folder within the sharer’s OneDrive. In the new experience, opening a shared folder will take the user to the shared folder within the People view of their own OneDrive. This view, organized by people, shows and allows access to all the files and folders that have been shared with the user.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 395378.

When this will happen:

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): Microsoft will begin rolling out late July 2024 and expects to complete by mid-September 2024 (previously late August).

How this will affect your organization:

With this feature update, opening a shared folder will take the user to the shared folder within the People view of their own OneDrive, as follows.

What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.