Easily locate personal, shared, or downloaded files in Teams.

Files and OneDrive in Teams are powered by OneDrive and only available with OneDrive Business accounts.

OneDrive in Teams

OneDrive in Teams stores all your files in one location. Select OneDrive   on the left side of Teams for access to the files you need. 

OneDrive puts files into different groups so you can find them faster:

  • Home lists all the files you’ve recently viewed or edited.

  • My files lists all the files and folders from your personal OneDrive.

  • Shared shows all the files and folders shared with you and created by you.

  • Favorites shows files you've marked as your favorite files.

  • Recycle bin shows files that you've deleted.

In Browse files by, you can view files based on:

  • People  People or Show Participants button  they were shared between.

  • Meetings  Teams Calendar tab icon  they were shared in.

  • Media  Image button  type.

In Quick access, browse files located in specific Teams channels.

To view files in Teams for mobile:

  1. Open your Teams mobile app.

  2. Tap More Microsoft Teams more options icon at the bottom of your screen.

  3. Tap Files.

  4. In Places, tap a location to view its files.

  5. Tap Search  magnifying glass for search icon to search for a specific file.

  6. Tap a file to open it.

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