" We can’t show the OneDrive settings. If this is a new user, their OneDrive might not be set up yet. Try again in a few minutes. "
I tried to provision my new users using scripts, but I got nowhere. So I used the following script. I had to do with on a PER user basis, but is what it is. (Created an AutoHotkey macro to do the actual work for me since I had a few hundred users)
Ensure that you have the proper licenses in place for the user
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Create a file "singleconvert.ps1" and put in the code below. Replace TENANT ID and COMPANYINC with your information. Bottom of this page shows were to find Tenant ID
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $False)]
[String]$SharepointURL = "https://COMPANYINC-admin.sharepoint.com/",
[Parameter(Mandatory = $False)]
[String]$tenantID = "TENANTID",
[Parameter(Mandatory = $True)]
[String]$UserEmail = ""
)
# Connect to services
Connect-MgGraph -TenantId $tenantID -Scopes 'User.Read.All'
Connect-SPOService -Url $SharepointURL
Write-Host "Checking if user $UserEmail exists..."
try {
$u = Get-MgUser -UserId $UserEmail -Select UserPrincipalName, AssignedLicenses
if ($u) {
Write-Host "User found. Requesting OneDrive provisioning for $($u.UserPrincipalName)..."
Request-SPOPersonalSite -UserEmails @($u.UserPrincipalName) -NoWait
Write-Host "Provisioning request submitted successfully."
Write-Host "Note: OneDrive creation is asynchronous and may take time."
}
}
catch {
Write-Error "Could not find user $UserEmail or unable to query Microsoft Graph."
}
Disconnect-SPOService
Disconnect-MgGraph2>
Open up a powershell window as Admin and go to the directory you have saved your script
Open up a powershell window as Admin and go to the directory you have saved your script
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Run the script
.\singleconvert.ps1You'll see the following syntax appear
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Paste in the email of the user and press enter
You will be prompted to login with a user that has privileges to work in the 365 tenant.
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You will get a subsequent prompt (likely) to enter in your credentials for a user that has 365 admin privileges
You will get a subsequent prompt (likely) to enter in your credentials for a user that has 365 admin privileges
When the script is done (about 5 seconds) you'll see this.
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Check your tenant again. In my experience, if the script is run, and assuming the rest of your licenses are good, it only took a few minutes for the status to change in 365
Check your tenant again. In my experience, if the script is run, and assuming the rest of your licenses are good, it only took a few minutes for the status to change in 365
NOTE:
The script isn't perfect. It sometimes will error out for now reason. If you see an error, try running it 2 or 3 more times.
How to find your Tenant ID
You can find your Tenant ID (at time of writing) but going to portal.azure.com, logging in and selecting "Microsoft Entra ID"
It will show you tenantID on the screen.
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