How to create a shared library on OneDrive using a shared mailbox email address

Question

Hi there!

I'm trying to figure out whether it is possible to to use a shared mailbox email address to create a shared library on OneDrive. The goal is for volunteers who use this mailbox to be able to be able to simply access a resources contained within a OneDrive folder. We are currently using google drive but our shared mailbox is an "@onmicrosoft.com" account and so I'm hoping that we can get all our resources under the one email account and in the one place.

Any advice would be appreciated as my tech skills are fairly minimal!

All the best,

Laura

Answer 1

Hi @Laura Low

Welcome to our forum!

As far as I know, to create a shared library, you'll need to sign in to the OneDrive site with your work or school account. However, shared mailboxes are not designed for anyone who shares a mailbox to log in directly to their account. The account for the shared mailbox itself should remain disabled. More information, see: Open and use a shared mailbox in Outlook.

Therefore, I would suggest that you can move files directly from Google Drive to OneDrive. For more details, please refer to: Migrate Google files to Microsoft 365 for business with Migration Manager.

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