I made a custom 'Include' section for the Message tab, adding all of the normal options, but then you need to make sure that you select 'Attach File' and not 'Attach File.' - the one with the ellipses is the new attach button. Syncing a specific folder from SharePoint. If, instead, you decide to sync just a specific folder from your SharePoint site, by clicking the button at a folder level, it will only synchronize that folder and everything inside. You need to customise the ribbon and add the 'classic' attach button to the new email screen. OneDrive Sync of a folder within a document library. What do I do here? I can't send documents outside of the company to users who aren't within the company Sharepoint, while also having the documents backed up to OneDrive.Įdit: Though no one replied I thought I'd edit this in case someone stumbled across it in the future looking for a solution to the same problem. When I first attached a document and it attached as a Sharepoint link, it told me I could click on the dropdown and choose to send it as a copy instead, which is a complete lie, and I have no such option: If I choose something from 'Recent Items' it attaches a copy. If I drag and drop from an Explorer window into a new email window, it attaches as a copy. I've gone into the Options menu and under General > Attachments it's set to 'Always attach them as copies'

While logged into OneDrive for business, if I send an attachment from a folder that is synced with OneDrive then it attaches to the email as a Sharepoint link.

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