Scenario 1: You're missing a file, folder, or item from a list or library. Scenario 2: You've deleted a file or a folder and want to recover it. Scenario 3: Your library contains corrupted versions of files that you cannot open, and you want to recover working versions of the files. Solution.

If you accidentally delete a file or folder in OneDrive, you may be able to recover it later from the OneDrive recycle bin, and if you're a Microsoft 365 subscriber, you can even restore your entire OneDrive if something goes wrong.

Fixes an issue in which recycled files are deleted permanently if you delete files from a DFS link in a network environment on a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 after you redirect the Recycle Bin to the DFS link.

If lots of your SharePoint or Microsoft Teams files get deleted, overwritten, corrupted, or infected by malware, you can restore an entire shared document library to a previous time. The restore will undo all the actions that occurred on both files and folders in the last 30 days.

While items are in the site recycle bin, you can restore items you deleted to their original location. If you're using SharePoint in Microsoft 365, you can even view and restore items that were deleted by someone else, as long as you have edit permissions.

If you share a slide deck in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 or PowerPoint for the web, and other people make changes to the file, you'll be notified with a small banner that lets you know who has made changes to your presentation while you were away.

To share a file or folder over a network in File Explorer, do the following: Right-click (or long-press) a file, and then select Show more options > Give access to Specific people. Select a user on the network to share the file with, or select Everyone to give all network users access to the file.

When someone shares a folder in Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint, or Teams, you can add a shortcut to the shared folder in your OneDrive to easily find and work with the files. These shortcuts appear in OneDrive on the web, Windows File Explorer, Mac Finder, Teams, and in the OneDrive mobile apps.

OneNote automatically synchronizes shared notebooks. If you're having sync issues, here are some fixes: Set notebooks to sync automatically: Select the File menu and choose Options.

When you need a new shared location to store team files, you can create a site that contains a shared library right from OneDrive, add members, and start working together. And it’s easy to copy or move files where you and others need them.