SharePoint libraries that people from other organizations shared that your users are syncing with the previous sync app.įor more info about sync restrictions and limitations, see Invalid file names and file types in OneDrive and SharePoint Requirements Learn about using the OneDrive sync app with SharePoint Server 2019 On-premises locations in SharePoint Server 2016 or earlier. The following library types are not yet supported by the new OneDrive sync app, and will not transition from the previous sync app: When SharePoint libraries begin syncing with the new OneDrive sync app, the folder hierarchy that appears in File Explorer may be simplified. The previous sync app stops running and removes itself from automatic startup, unless it's still syncing libraries that the new OneDrive sync app can't sync. If a library requires checkout or has required columns or metadata, it will be synced read-only. If the new OneDrive sync app can't sync the library, the previous sync app continues to sync it. If the new OneDrive sync app can take over syncing a library, the previous sync app stops syncing it and the new OneDrive sync app takes over syncing it without re-downloading the content. When users who are syncing files with the previous OneDrive for Business sync app (Groove.exe) sign in to the new OneDrive sync app (OneDrive.exe), the following things happen: Syncing files with OneDrive sync app to OneDrive sync app If your organization never used the previous OneDrive for Business sync app, or had fewer than 250 licensed Office 365 users in June 2016, your users are already using the new OneDrive sync app to sync files in OneDrive and SharePoint.

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