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Fix Microsoft Teams file unknown errors using these methods
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Microsoft Teamsallows the app users to sharePDFdocuments and other files from their SharePoint library with other users using the Add Cloud Storage option.
However, some users have reported getting the annoyingMicrosoft Teamsfile unknownerrorwhile trying to share their files. You can find several users complaining of similar issues in theMicrosoft Teams forum.
I have aPDFdocument in a SharePoint library.I linked the SharePoint library to Teams using the “Add Cloud Storage” under the files tab.then linked to thePDFdocument in a post in the channel (using the browse for attachment option where I navigated into the now linked SharePoint library folder to select myPDF).Clicking the file causes it to try to render withinMicrosoft teamsand shows an “Unknown Error” message.
If you are also troubled by thiserror, here is how to fixMicrosoft teamsfile unknownerrorin Windows computer.
How to fix Microsoft teams file unknown error
1. Sign Out and Restart Teams
2. Add Files from Conversation
3. Open Files with Online Option
4. Contact Support and Online Community
5. Reinstall Microsoft Teams
There does not seem to be any conclusive solution toMicrosoft teamsfile unknownerror. However, you can follow the troubleshooting tips in this article to resolve the issue.
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Tashreef Shareef
Tashreef Shareef is a software developer turned tech writer. He discovered his interest in technology after reading a tech magazine accidentally. Now he writes about everything tech from Windows to iOS and streaming services to IoT at WindowsReport.
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