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Random 'Attachments' folder appeared in OneDrive for Business
Has anyone else seen this? A new empty folder called 'Attachments' has appeared in all our users' OneDrive account and we can't figure out why. Searching online hasnt returned any sugges...
I delete it every time I see it. I noticed it reappears after I restart OneDrive, or if I save an attachment from e-mail - even though I always choose the folder to save attachments in. Once I hit "download" it seems t ocreate the folder just in case I want to use it.
Gues what Microsoft: this is poor programming. Set us up with clear documentation of (a) why and how this folder exists and (b) how to prevent it. My OneDrive and Office365 account should have that setting available to me.
This folder is automatically added when you have ODFB connected to your Organization account.
Basically if you attach a file to Outlook and before sending the mesage you choose to upload to OneDrive the attachment will be stored in the Attachment folder. The file will be automatically shared with the recipient as Viewer/Editor.
The recipient can open the file directly on the mail link, edit and close it. When doing that the recipient is modifying the file that is stored in the Attachment folder.
Long story short, if you feel usefull enjoy =) if not just let the folder there it is part of ODFB schema.
