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Re: Improved Filename and External Drive Support for OneDrive Mac

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Flexpert
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Apr 10, 2025

I thought that for syncing to a non-home volume, using the Cache folder as a middleman between macOS File Provider and the actual OneDrive Cloud Storage was quite a clever solution. But for the normal use case with only the home volume it seemed to introduce unnecessary complexity, failure potential and a confusing user experience. 

So now that Apple allows to move the Sync Root itself to the other drive – wouldn't it be time to get rid of the middleman altogether? What's the actual advantage of the cloned cache folder approach (especially with home-only storage) compared to using File Provider the way its is intended? 

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