One it stops syncing the cloud symbols will disappear and then you can delete the old folder or to be safe cut and paste it elsewhere. Press ok and wait for OneDrive to stop syncing. In there click Stop sync next to the old team name. Go into the settings of OneDrive on your computer and into the Account tab. In this test we are going to stop syncing the Team because we want it to use the shorter name. It would appear that OneDrive uses site GUID’s to identify and sync the files and folders so changing the name in Teams doesnt break OneDrive.
Now we need to update OneDrive so that it registers the new Team / Site name. Next I create a new document and even though I’ve not changed anything in OneDrive yet it’s still syncing changes. You can see here SharePoint is loading up fine too. In my tests it takes anywhere from 2 minutes to 2 hours for everything to sort itself out.Ī few minutes later and teams is back working normally again and now with the new shorter name! Now use the exact same name used in the step above to change the site name and save it.Īfter a few seconds the Site name and URL will update.Īt this point if you go into Teams it will start to break but this is normal. Under URL click on Edit.Ĭhose a new name for the Team and save the changes.Ĭlick yes to continue and change the name of the site. Go into Admin then into the SharePoint admin center.įrom there click on Sites->Active Sites and click on the team site you need to rename. To resolve this login to your tenant as a Global admin.
Here I sync it down using OneDrive but folder paths are really long and this can cause problems with files not saving and sometimes programs crashing due to the Windows file path length restriction. See here I have a team with a really long name and I’ve created a file and folder in it. Previously this has been a real pain but now its pretty painless. If you have issues with long path’s in OneDrive when you sync teams sharepoint document libraries locally you need a way to shorten them. Posted By in Microsoft 365, Office 365 | 1 comment
Rename Team Name In Teams To Shorten OneDrive Path Lengths