OneDrive in Teams replaces the files app

A Files app is available in Teams. The app enables access to files in OneDrive, SharePoint, and (if enabled) third-party storage services.

File app in Teams Classic
File app in Teams Classic

OneDrive in Teams will replace the Files app. A date was published in October.

OneDrive in Teams
Part of the reinvention of OneDrive is a new approach to working with files in Teams. Coming this December we’re updating the Files app in Teams with our new OneDrive Teams app, providing clean access to all your files across SharePoint and OneDrive from Teams. It takes advantage of all the recent updates made to OneDrive and SharePoint library experiences bringing you the benefits of performance improvements, new views, and feature enhancements in OneDrive.

  • Files app in the new Teams will be changed in the coming weeks.
  • Teams Classic and Teams Mobile will not receive the new OneDrive app and will continue to use the Files app.

In the new Teams the Files app shows the icon for OneDrive. OneDrive in Teams includes familiar features from OneDrive on the web, and will receive updates from OneDrive on the web at the same time in future.

New OneDrive app in Teams
New OneDrive app in Teams

The integration for 3rd party storage services has been removed with OneDrive in Teams.

Update from December 23, 2023:
The rollout should take place by the end of January 2024.

Update from February 3, 2024:
The rollout should take place by the end of February.

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Tobias Asböck

Tobias is a Senior System Engineer with around ten years of professional experience with Microsoft 365 products such as SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Teams Collaboration, Entra ID, Information Protection, Universal Print, and Microsoft 365 Licensing. He also has 15+ years of experience planning, administering, and operating SharePoint Server environments. Tobias is a PowerShell Scripter with certifications for Microsoft 365 products. In his spare time, Tobias is busy with updates in the Microsoft 365 world or on the road with his road bike and other sports activities. If you have additional questions, please contact me via LinkedIn or [email protected].

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