In Microsoft Teams (free), you have direct and easy access to everything in your OneDrive. Your OneDrive files remain private until you share them. You can change file permissions or stop sharing directly in OneDrive.
Note: This feature is currently available on Microsoft Teams (free) for iOS and Android only.
Access your OneDrive files
To access your OneDrive files:
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Open Microsoft Teams (free).
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Tap your profile picture, then select Files.
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Tap OneDrive.
Share a file
To share a file:
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Open Microsoft Teams (free).
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Tap your profile picture, then select Files.
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Tap OneDrive.
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Browse to the directory for the file you want to share.
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Tap More
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Tap Share
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Tap the chat you want to share the file to. OneDrive will generate a link to the file.
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Tap the Send button
Get a link to a file
To share a link to a OneDrive file:
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Open Microsoft Teams (free).
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Tap your profile picture, then select Files.
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Tap OneDrive.
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Browse to the directory for the file for which you want to get a link.
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Tap More
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Tap Copy Link
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OneDrive will generate a link, which is automatically copied to your device’s clipboard to share however you want.
File Storage in Microsoft Teams (free)
When you share files or files are shared with you in chat, those files will automatically be added to your OneDrive.
To find shared files:
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Open Microsoft Teams (free).
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Tap your profile picture, then select Files.
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Tap OneDrive.
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Tap the Microsoft Teams Chat Files folder.
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Select the file you wish to view.
Access your OneDrive files
To access your OneDrive files:
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Open Microsoft Teams (free).
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Tap your profile picture, then select Files.
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Tap OneDrive.
Share a file
To share a file:
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Open Microsoft Teams (free).
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Tap your profile picture, then select Files.
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Tap OneDrive.
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Browse to the directory for the file you want to share.
Tip: If you want to preview a file, select the file name to open it. Close the file to go back to your directory.
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Tap More
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Tap Share
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Select the chat you want to share the file to. OneDrive will generate a link to the file.
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Tap the Send button
Get a link to a file
To get a link to a OneDrive file:
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Open Microsoft Teams (free).
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Tap your profile picture, then select Files.
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Tap OneDrive.
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Browse to the directory for the file for which you want to get a link.
Tip: If you want to preview a file, select the file name to open it. Close the file to go back to your directory.
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Tap More
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Select Copy Link
File Storage in Microsoft Teams (free)
When you share files or files are shared with you in chat, those files will automatically be added to your OneDrive.
To find shared files:
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Open Teams.
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Tap your profile picture, then select Files.
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Tap OneDrive.
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Tap the Microsoft Teams Chat Files folder.
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Select the file you wish to view.
Contact us
For more help, contact support or ask a question in the Microsoft Teams Community.
