Following changes in SharePoint locations

Which locations can be followed?

You can follow the changes made in:

Document libraries
Folders
Lists

Locations need to be in the favorites list to be followed.

What activities are followed?

Creating a SharePoint document or item.
Updating a SharePoint document or item.

To follow locations:

Do one of the following:

Add the location to the favorites list, and check Follow library / folder / list updates in the Add Favorite dialog.
Edit a favorite location and check Follow library / folder / list updates.
Navigate to a favorite location, and then open the Favorites icon menu and select Follow library / folder / list updates.
Open the People tab > Updates view, click the Documents filter arrow and select Follow other favorites.

Note: harmon.ie tries to help you following frequently-visited locations by suggesting to add them to the favorites list.

To see the changes:

To view the SharePoint documents/items updates, open the People tab > Updates view. You can filter the list to view both document and list items updates, or select only document / list items.

Is following locations recursive?

Depends on your settings. When you choose to follow a library, folder or list, check Follow subfolders to follow subfolders as well. Edit a favorite location to change the recursive setting.

To remove a location from the updates list:

To permanently unfollow a SharePoint location, do one of the following:

Edit a favorite location and check Unfollow library / folder / list updates.
Navigate to a favorite location, and then open the Favorites icon menu () and select Unfollow library / folder / list updates.

To temporarily unfollow a SharePoint location:

Go to the People tab > Updates.
Select the Hide document/item updates icon () and toggle the location out, or hide all document/item updates off by toggling the Hide document/item updates icon out.