How to access SharePoint sites through File Explorer

Modified on Tue, 31 Jul 2018 at 03:42 PM

Add your SharePoint site to Trusted Sites within Internet Explorer (e.g. https://companyname.sharepoint.com)
Log on to SharePoint using Internet Explorer and tick the box to remember password > then go into the desired site
Click on the upload option > a new window should pop up, click on the sentence in blue saying “Upload files using Windows Explorer instead”
That will open file explorer > click on the URL and copy all of it
Go to ‘This PC’ > right click 'This PC' > click add a network location > click next > choose a custom network location
Then paste the URL which you copied earlier into the ‘Internet or network address’ > click next
Give it an identifiable name such as 'Finance - SharePoint'
The shortcut should now appear down the left hand side of File Explorer