Top 2 Ways to Sync SharePoint to File Explorer Easily

Why Sync SharePoint to File Explorer?

SharePoint, as a network application provided by Microsoft Office 365, is of great help to rapid collaboration based on business documents. It is an excellent and intuitive work and life platform, so it is also loved by many users. But some SharePoint users find they prefer to work outside of SharePoint. Many users are more accustomed to working with SharePoint documents using a local file explorer than in SharePoint.

Therefore, many users wonder how to sync SharePoint to File Explorer. You can continue reading the article to learn two simple and useful methods. Each method includes a detailed tutorial.

How to Sync SharePoint to File Explorer

After understanding the reason, you can read on to learn two ways about how to sync SharePoint files to File Explorer. You can use the OneDrive desktop APP or the professional backup and synchronization software AOMEI Backupper. Each method includes a detailed tutorial.

Method 1. Use OneDrive Desktop APP

The first way is to use the Microsoft OneDrive app to sync SharePoint to OneDrive. Microsoft Office 365 allows users to map SharePoint Online on their computer as a local drive. Then you can quickly access your SharePoint files, even offline.

You can go to the file library of SharePoint Online and click the sync button. The OneDrive two-way sync software will then install on your device and create a SharePoint disk in your file explorer from which you can access your SharePoint files. Follow the steps below.

Step 1. Log in to SharePoint Online and open a SharePoint site.

Step 2. Open a documents library or a SharePoint folder in it.

Step 3. In the feature bar, click the Sync button and install the OneDrive software on your computer.

Step 4. In the pop-up window, click Copy library ID and Close the window.

Step 5. Open the OneDrive software and log in with your SharePoint account.

Step 6. A Settings window will pop up. You can choose the SharePoint location you want in File Explorer and click Next.

Step 7. Now you can find the SharePoint disk in File Explorer.

Method 2. Use AOMEI Backupper (Recommended)

OneDrive software automatically synchronizes modified files and folders between SharePoint Online and the file manager in real time. However, if you need to regularly backup SharePoint to File Explorer, you can choose a more professional synchronization software to help you achieve the goal for free, such as AOMEI Backupper Standard. At the same time, this method can also solve the "SharePoint not syncing with File Explorer" problem. The following are the specific operation steps.

Before you start the sync process, please make sure you have done the following preparations.

• Make sure the SharePoint folder has been created in File Explorer by the OneDrive software.
• Download and install this free sync software AOMEI Backupper Standard.

After completing the preparations, you can follow the graphic tutorial below to get started.

Step 1. Open AOMEI Backupper Standard, and click Sync > Basic Sync.

Notes:✎... 

If you are looking for more professional sync features, then you can upgrade to the Pro version and choose the following 3 sync features.

Mirror Sync: It will always keep the destination directory the same as the source directory and any additional files in the target folder will be deleted.   

Real-Time Sync: It will sync file changes in the source directory to the destination almost without delay.

Two-Way Sync: It will sync the changes in the source directory to the destination directory and vice versa.

Step 2. Choose the SharePoint folder as the source and another local folder as the destination.

Step 3. Click the Schedule Sync button and choose a schedule in the pop-up window.

Note:✎...

You can choose different schedules for syncing, including Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Event trigger/USB plug in. The last two are supported by the professional version.   

Step 4. Then click Start Sync and AOMEI Backupper can let SharePoint sync to File Explorer according to the plan.

Summary

This post explains why you should sync SharePoint to File Explorer and 22 simple and effective ways to achieve your goal. You can use OneDrive's desktop application software or the more professional free synchronization software AOMEI Backupper Standard to help you. I prefer to choose the latter, because it can automatically sync SharePoint files to File Explorer on a regular basis and can also solve problems such as SharePoint not syncing with File Explorer.

In addition, it is also an excellent backup software, providing functions such as system backup, partition backup, disk backup, and file backup to protect your data in an all-round way. You can download this software to explore more functions.