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HarveyFrench
HarveyFrench

Reputation: 4578

How to create a hyperlink to a onedrive file or folder without sharing it with anyone - and then use it

(Once the hyperlink is created I will use it in OneNote to link to a file on my own Onedrive, for only me to use !)

When I view a file in Word online the URL displayed is:

https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=53B31F7A44698440&resid=53B31F7A44698440%2130033&app=Word

Say I want to insert a link to the file in a website or OneNote page, such that it has NOT been shared with anyone. ie Only I have permissions to view it like the file reference by the above link.

Can I simply use the above URL as a link?

I have used OneDrive sharing, but I think all the methods given result in the file being shared with other named people or publically. eg like this one:

http://1drv.ms/1zOli6p

...which when viewed in word online shows this URL:

https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=53B31F7A44698440&resid=53B31F7A44698440%2130035&app=Word

I have been experimenting and using the URL seems to work. However, if the above does work, what I don't get is why OneNote does not allow a link to be created to a file stored on Ondrive. (On my PC it sonly seems to allow links to locally stored files).

I have used GoogleDrive which allows you to select a file and right click it to "receive a link" which you can use in the manner described above. This is a really useful feature.

Note that in a similar way, I would like to create a link that causes onedrive to open and display a chosen folder. This seems to work ok when I use a URL this one that only I have permissions to view:

https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=53B31F7A44698440&id=53B31F7A44698440%2130031

Any advise is really appreciated.

Harvey

Upvotes: 8

Views: 79039

Answers (4)

johfc
johfc

Reputation: 1

OneDrive has a "Copy link" function in a few places that you would think does what it states. However, as soon as you select "Copy link", a share is created with the defaults of your OneDrive (which could be your organisation's). In my case, the default is share with editing permissions. This is probably the last thing you would expect when you are requesting to "Copy link". This is really quite dangerous, since the now shared link could be used by anybody if it subsequently forwarded to others.

Why would you want to copy a link? My use case is that I have a folder shared as read only with specific people. I want to give them a link to a sub-folder or file that they already have access to, but I do not want to create new permissions, that in my case give editing to anybody with the link!

It seems that the way to properly "copy a link" (literally) is as suggested ie copy the URL from the address bar.

Upvotes: 0

Captquin
Captquin

Reputation: 11

You can open folder in OneDrive online (via browser or right clicking on the folder in File Explorer then selecting "view online") and click "get link" at the top. Just cut and paste into OneNote. From there you can edit/rename the link as usual.

Oddly, OneNote has functionality to copy a FILE link using the Insert > Link, but you can't stop at the folder level.

Ideally, I'd like the above option as well as dragging a folder from OneDrive within Windows File Explorer and have it ask me if I want to copy the entire folder or create a link.

Upvotes: 1

Alex
Alex

Reputation: 1

I use links in format https://onedrive.live.com/edit.aspx?resid=fd5d9e0ac8248db7!3447 (example, not real link) or https://onedrive.live.com/?id=fd5d9e0ac8248db7!3447

where

fd5d9e0ac8248db7 - is your ID number, and 3447 - is ID number of element (folder, Word file, OneNote notebook, media etc.)

P.S. Link format for open .one files online and folders inside OneNote online:

https:/ /onenote.officeapps.live.com/o/onenoteframe.aspx?Fi=SDfd5d9e0ac8248db7!3447&H=emul&C=5_810_BN1-SKY-WAC-WSHI&ui=Ru-RU

(example, not real link)

where

https:/ /onenote.officeapps.live.com/o/onenoteframe.aspx?Fi=SD_____yourIDnumber___!___elementID____&H=emul&C=5_810_BN1-SKY-WAC-WSHI&ui=Ru-RU

Upvotes: 0

daspek
daspek

Reputation: 1474

The links you copy/paste from your browser's address bar should work just fine, as your experiments have confirmed. If you're not trying to share the content with other people, you don't need to go through the sharing flows. You can just use those URL's.

From within OneNote itself you can also get links to content by right-clicking on a page/section/notebook and clicking 'copy link to page,' 'copy link to section,' etc.

Upvotes: 4

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