What are public folders used for?

Public folders are designed for shared access and provide an easy and effective way to collect, organize, and share information with other people in your workgroup or organization. Public folders help organize content in a deep hierarchy that’s easy to browse.

What replaced public folders?

On-premises public folders can be migrated directly to Microsoft 365 Groups. This migration does not require you to first move your public folders to Microsoft 365 or Office 365 and then move to Groups.

What are public folders in Outlook?

Public folders in Outlook give you a great place to collect, organize, and share information about particular topics or projects within an organization. “Public” in this case means viewable by everyone within the organization, not the world at large.

Where are public folders located?

In general, on the left of File Explorer, double-click This PC (scroll down on your Windows 10 computer if necessary to see it), then scroll way down and double-click or tap Local Disk (C:). Then double-click Users, then Public. You see the list of Public folders.

Should I use public folders?

Public folders are designed for shared access and provide an easy and effective way to collect, organize, and share information with other people in your workgroup or organization. Public folders help make content in a deep hierarchy easier to browse.

Are public folders going away?

Are public folders going away? No. Public folders are great for Outlook integration, simple sharing scenarios, and for allowing large audiences to access the same data.

Does Office 365 have public folders?

Create a public folder in Office 365 Exchange Online In the Exchange admin center, select public folders. Press the plus sign to create a new public folder mailbox. In the new dialog, enter a name for the public folder and click on save. You will now see the newly created mailbox in the list of public folder mailboxes.

How do I view public folders in OWA?

How to access public folders through OWA

1. Right-Click (Control-Click on Mac) “Other Calendars” and choose “Add public folder to Favorites”
2. Select your desired calendar and click “Add to Favorites”
3. Right-Click (Control-Click on Mac) “Other contacts” and choose “Add public folder to Favorites”

How do I find public folders in Office 365?

Click Advanced… in the pop up window titled Outlook Today – [your email address] Properties. In the Microsoft Exchange window, click on the tab that says Advanced. Underneath Cached Exchange Mode Settings, enable Download Public Folder Favorites by checking the box next to it. Click Apply and then OK.

What are modern public folders?

Like previous versions of Exchange Server, modern public folders are based on a hierarchical tree structure. Each public folder mailbox contains a read-only copy of the hierarchy, unique public folder content and individual public folders (Figure 1).