Share a user's OneDrive

To allow another user to access a user's OneDrive as an admin (beyond just generating your own access link), you'll need to add them as a Site Collection Administrator on that OneDrive site. There are two effective methods to achieve this:

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🎥 Quick video guide

How to Give Access to OneDrive to Another User in Microsoft 365 Admin Center

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1. Use the Microsoft 365 Admin Center

1. Sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center as a Global or SharePoint Admin.
2. Navigate to Users → Active users, and select the relevant user.
3. Open the OneDrive tab in their user properties.
4. Click Create link to files – this will generate access for you to their OneDrive ([learn.microsoft.com][1], [sharepointdiary.com][2]).
5. Use that link to access their OneDrive in your browser.
6. From there, click Return to classic OneDrive, then go to Settings → Site settings → Site permissions to assign another user (e.g., a manager or delegate) as a Site Collection Administrator ([learn.microsoft.com][1]).

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2. Via SharePoint Admin Center

1. Go to the SharePoint admin center (via Admin centers → SharePoint).
2. Click More features → User Profiles → Manage User Profiles.
3. Search for the user's profile.
4. Choose Manage site collection owners, and add the desired user as a Site Collection Admin ([reddit.com][3]).
5. Provide them with the OneDrive URL (e.g. https://<tenant>-my.sharepoint.com/personal/username_domain_com), and they can access it like their own OneDrive ([reddit.com][3]).

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