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See Files Shared With You

Finding files that have been shared to you can be done using the Shared link on the left side of the navigation panel in the web view of OneDrive for Business.

OneDrive Shared link in left navigation menu

Files can be sorted by Name, Date Shared, and Shared By using the column headers in the Shared with you section. Files can also be grouped by Date Shared and by Shared By.

OneDrive Shared Column Header menus showing sorting and grouping options

This will update your view showing a more organized space.

Screen of Shared files grouped by Shared By grouping option

Searching for a File

In the Shared view of OneDrive for Business use the Search field at the top of the screen. Once you click in the field a list of recent files will appear.

OneDrive Shared view Search field at the top of the screen showing a recent files list

Type in a portion of the name of the file you would like to find. The All Files menu on the right of the field can be used to specify where to look for the file. The choices are All Files, My Files or Whole Organization.

OneDrive Shared search field with menu

Filtering

You can also use additional criteria to filter your Shared view. In the upper right-hand corner click the Filter icon to open the Filter panel. You can use this panel to filter by date and by document type. Additionally, you can use the People field to search for files from a particular user.

OneDrive Shared view Filtering panel

M365 Accessibility Info Alert

If you have a disability and have trouble with any Microsoft 365 product, please reference the Microsoft Accessibility Disability Answer Desk where you can contact Windows and Office accessibility support through various methods. If you require additional support, please call the Ohio State Accessibility Helpline at 614-292-5000.