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BeachVirgilBHS-6867 asked RyanAdams-2768 commented

Update to SharePoint: Opening with Microsoft Edge

With Internet Explorer going away and being replaced with Microsoft Edge, will there be an option to open SharePoint folders via MS Explorer while using MS Edge (I saw a post from 2013, but it wasn't helpful)?

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The issue isn’t just browsing files.

For those of us who use SharePoint for saving files every day, it is impossible to save from applications directly to SharePoint without signing in with Internet Explorer first.

I mean non Microsoft O365 applications. Like notepad, Adobe Acrobat, etc etc

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trevorseward answered

Windows Explorer requires IE. IE isn't being replaced by Edge, but rather deprecated with a likely future removal which would be quite some time away. You should instead use OneDrive to sync libraries.

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itchsun-msft answered

So far, Microsoft Edge does not support opening document libraries with Open with File Explorer.

The Microsoft Edge browser is designed to be periodically updated. Make sure you have the latest version as features can change or be added.

Currently, Internet Explorer is the only browser that can open with Explorer.

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StephanG answered

Hi,

i have solved this with the "Internet Explorer Mode" and an XML lying on a webserver.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode-policies

Did not work in the beginning - but some patch must have fixed this.

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RBaldwin-1119 answered LohKenneth-3080 commented

I need to do the same thing and with the use of Notepad I achieved this. Not quick but it works without any specialised IT knowledge.

I went to the document library I wanted to open in File Explorer.
Using the COG went to Library Settings and in here I could see the Web Address, which I highlighted and copied. I could not copy from the address bar as it converts all the spaces to "%20"

Inside Notepad I pasted this web address and it will look something like this:

http://Yoursharepointtype.with.its.address.here/sites/sitename/possiblesubsitename/Shared Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx

I then deleted the last 2 items: /Forms/AllItems.aspx

I then copied the remains, opened File Explorer and pasted this into address bar and hit return.
This open what I needed.

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I don't know what @RBaldwin-1119 meant by COG (with the uppercases), but ignoring whatever it is, his method does work by going to Library Settings as he said!

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Reza-Ameri answered

In the latest version of SharePoint when you login to the portal, you will have feel like you are using File Explorer and you don't need such feature. However, in case you are referring to ability to Sync files, then you may try use OneDrive and Sync your device's folder with SharePoint through OneDrive and you also have ability to drag and drop files inside Microsoft Edge from your File Explorer.

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