2019: SharePoint Online / Office 365 REST API Setup and Root to specific subfolder

2019: SharePoint Online / Office 365 REST API Setup and Root to specific subfolder

  1. During initial setup, enter your Base URL (e.g. https://company.sharepoint.com)
  2. If you are connecting to a Teams site, enter  your Base Teams URL (e.g. https://company.sharepoint.com/teams/teamname)
  3. If you are connecting to a specific subsite, enter the base URL for this subsite (e.g. https://company.sharepoint/com/sites/subsitename
  4. Finish setup, including assigning a site name  and drive letter. Then, connect the drive. You will see the root listing.
  5. If you’d like to connect to a specific sub folder past this initial connection, please follow these steps next: 
  6. Disconnect the drive. Go to App Settings --> Cache Settings and  choose to “Clear Cache”.
  7. Go to Site Properties --> SharePoint Settings and  enable the option for “Root Drive on this folder”. Click “Select Folder” and  navigate to and select the specific sub folder you’d like.
  8. Save and then connect the drive again. You will now immediately be taken to the specific sub folder you prefer when connecting using WebDrive.
  9. NOTE: If you have an issue after first setting the Root Drive on this folder setting, disconnect the site and go to App Settings --> Cache Settings and choose to "Clear Cache". Then, connect the site again.


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