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> **Original source:** https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/create-a-new-shared-library-from-onedrive-for-work-or-school

When you're working as a team—in Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, or Outlook—a shared library allows your team to store and access files that your team members work on together, and OneDrive for work or school connects you to all your shared libraries.

When you need a new shared location to store team files, you can create a site that contains a shared library right from OneDrive, add members, and start working together. And it's easy to [copy](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/copy-files-and-folders-between-onedrive-and-sharepoint-sites) or [move](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/move-files-and-folders-between-onedrive-and-sharepoint) files where you and others need them.

1.  Sign into the OneDrive website at [https:⁠//www.onedrive.com](https://www.onedrive.com/) with your work or school account, and then, under **Shared libraries** in the left pane, select **Create shared library**.
    
    Note
    
    If you don't have the option to create a new library, it may have been turned off for your account. Please contact your admin for more information about the availability of this feature.
    
    ![Shows the Create shared library link under the Shared libraries section.](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/media/onedrive-create-shared-library-link.png)
    
2.  Give your new library a name. As you type, you'll see whether the name you've chosen is available. A Microsoft 365 group email will be automatically generated with the same name as your library unless you're using SharePoint Server 2019. ![Shows the Create a shared library page, with options to scroll through on the right.](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/media/onedrive-creating-shared-library-form.png)
    
3.  In the **Members** box, add the names or email addresses of the people you want to include as members of the site.
    
4.  To set more options, select **Advanced settings** and fill in additional fields.
    
    -   The **Site and email address** box has the group email that was generated automatically, but you can change it without affecting the name of the shared library.
        
    -   If offered, in the **Privacy** settings section, choose either **Public - anyone in the organization can access this site** or **Private - only members can access this site.** This setting allows you to control who has access to your site.
        
    -   If enabled by your admin, choose a site classification in the **Sensitivity** section. This setting allows you to control who has access to your site.
        
    -   Scroll down if you want to set the default language your shared library will use, and select a language.
        
        Caution
        
        After you select a default language for your site and create the site, you can't change the language to something else later. You can, however, add alternate supported languages.
        
5.  After you're done, select **Create**. It may take up to 48 hours for the new shared library to appear in the list of shared libraries. Your new library will be listed in the left pane of your OneDrive, or under the **Followed** section in **More libraries**.
    
6.  Select **Go to site** in the upper-right corner to go to the new site you just created.
    
    Note
    
    -   While your site is finishing setup, you can customize the site as needed. If you see **Next Steps** in the upper-right, you can select shortcuts to common tasks. If not, you can go to **Documents** and upload files and folders there just like you do in OneDrive.
    -   If you want to share ownership, you can add more owners to the site. Select the group membership option in the upper-right (  ![Shows the members icon.](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/media/onedrive-create-shared-library-member-icon.png)). Now select **Add members**, and add names or email addresses, then select **Save**. Next to each member, select the dropdown and select **Owner**. (The site creator is automatically set as the owner.)
    

1.  On the left pane under **Shared libraries**, select the library you want to delete.
2.  Select **Go to site**on the upper right. You'll be taken to the Microsoft SharePoint site that houses the library.
3.  Select **Settings**![](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/media/settings.png) on the upper right.
4.  Select **Site information**, and then, at the bottom of the pane, select **Delete site**.
5.  You'll see a notification box that explains what's being deleted. To confirm, select the check box, and then select **Delete**.

Important

When you delete a shared library, all of the content in that library will be deleted.

## Need more help?

-   [Find your SharePoint and Teams files in OneDrive for work or school](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/9275de7b-0b0b-40ee-8fa2-b17d1b0727d0)
-   [Create a team from scratch](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/174adf5f-846b-4780-b765-de1a0a737e2b)
-   [Should I save files to OneDrive or SharePoint?](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/d18d21a0-1f9f-4f6c-ac45-d52afa0a4a2e)