How to automatically check out files in SharePoint when opened in OneDrive.

Question

How to automatically check out files in SharePoint when opened in OneDrive.

Answer 1

Hi @Len Larsen,

You need to Enable "Require Check Out" in SharePoint

• Go to SharePoint Document Library where the files lie in: Navigate to the library where files are stored.
• Open Library Settings: Click the gear icon > Library settings.
• Configure Versioning Settings:
  • Under General Settings, select Versioning settings.
  • Set Require documents to be checked out before they can be edited? to Yes.
  • Save changes.

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