How to get Url from OneDrive/ SharePoint file sync location? (improved)

In a previous post, I have described how to get the url from a sync onedrive file location, but the solution wasn't perfect and needed user intervention to correct the path in case a subfolder was sync'ed (instead of the root level of the document library).

Trouble with OneDrive sync

I had the trouble that one file didn't sync to my SharePoint from the local sync location.

It was annoying because I couldn't get the share link for this file.

I have found a workaround I share here.

Shortly the solution was to go the other way around (local->cloud vs. cloud->local)

I have opened the online destination location in the browser.

To do this from the file explorer, select the parent folder containing the unsync'ed file and select -> View online

In the browser then, upload the problematic file e.g. by drag and drop from the file explorer to the browser window.

This unblocked the sync issue.

How to create a Public location in your OneDrive

I share in this post how you can open a folder in your OneDrive for access to all your colleagues and easily share files without caring about creating shared links.

How to get the file link from a SharePoint/OneDrive Sync location

This is a technical post highlighting some implementation part in the NWS PowerTool.

This explains how to get the URL to a file in a SharePoint Online or OneDrive from its local synced location.

Sharing nice links from SharePoint/ OneDrive Sync location

Using the NWS PowerTool, you can conveniently share nice links to files located in your OneDrive or a SharePoint Online directly from the File Explorer Sync location.

The local file location is automatically translated to the URL cloud location.

With nice links I mean that you can choose if you want to display the link in a clickable-breadcrumb format and also that if the file is located in a Teams SharePoint you will get a link to the related Team.

Example:  Knowledge Brokers Team: General > Knowledge Broker Toolkit > Overall Introduction_Knowledge Brokers.pptx 
This page is currently a draft/ WIP. Reach out to me if you want it to be finished soon.