Hi, Insiders! For almost two decades, Microsoft OneDrive has been helping people store and manage everything from family photos to work files in the cloud. As our digital demands continue to grow, OneDrive too has evolved to keep the pace, delivering smarter tools for your everyday work and life.
This past year alone, we’ve introduced enhancements including AI-powered support and improved annotation options, many of which were influenced by your feedback and suggestions! Here’s a look at how OneDrive upgraded in 2025:
Transform documents into actionable insights with Copilot
With Microsoft 365 Copilot in OneDrive, turning information into action has never been easier. Quickly gather information about your files to make smarter decisions and accelerate your work. Copilot can provide concise summaries of multiple files at once, compare and highlight key differences between files, and answer questions about your documents, meeting recordings, or images.
Audio overviews in OneDrive offer a new and enjoyable way to digest content, while Copilot in File Explorer can take over the tedious task of generating FAQs around your lengthy files’ contents.
Photos Agent helps you find the exact photo you need via a simple prompt, and Moments and photo shuffle curate personalized slideshows to resurface forgotten memories.
Learn more:
- Microsoft 365 subscribers can now experience Copilot in OneDrive
- OneDrive: Personalized Intelligence. Seamless Collaboration. Always On
- Copilot can now help Microsoft 365 subscribers get more out of their OneDrive files on Windows
- Copilot + OneDrive: Intelligence in Every Click, Inspiration in Every Memory
- Sync Up by Microsoft 365
More options for saving and sharing
We know how important it is for many of you to be able to easily secure and access your files, so we’ve released several features geared toward making this process intuitive, such as the ability to name files on Mac using special characters (like “ and ?) and automatic saving to the cloud in Word.
We also announced the hero link, which removes the headache of needing to create, delete, and manage multiple links to your files. New annotation and markup features improve collaboration by allowing you to use digital, hand-drawn ink, highlight text, draw shapes, and even insert sticky notes directly onto your PDFs. Finally, we added support for external, non-removable drives for Mac users for seamless syncing and better flexibility, as well as the ability to transfer ownership of files in just a few easy clicks.
Learn more:
- Improved Filename and External Drive Support for OneDrive Mac
- A glimpse into the future of file sharing in Microsoft 365
- Feature deep dive: Using PDFs in OneDrive and our journey thus far
- OneDrive for Mac Now Supports Removable Drives
- Save new files automatically to the cloud in Word for Windows
Stronger and more reliable performance
OneDrive’s performance got even faster and more dependable in 2025, with updates including added shortcuts to keep shared library content side-by-side with your individual files and Microsoft 365 Archive, which offers a simple archiving solution to declutter workspaces, reduce costs, and keep legacy content discoverable.
Copilot + OneDrive: Watch all these features and more in action
Want to dive even deeper? Cath the full on-demand video from our third-annual OneDrive event. From our product leaders Jeff Teper to Jason Moore, to the experts building these features every day, it’s packed with valuable content!
Explore all the content:
- Copilot + OneDrive: Intelligence in Every Click, Inspiration in Every Memory
- OneDrive Adoption hub
- PwC customer story
Thank you for all your feedback and contributions to OneDrive’s journey over the last year! For more OneDrive tips and tricks, check out: Get the most out of OneDrive with these little-known features!
Your feedback makes us better
We hope that these announcements have inspired you to take advantage of new and improved capabilities in OneDrive. We value your ongoing support and insightful feedback as it inspires us to continually innovate and enhance our products as an essential tool for millions around the globe. Every suggestion and comment you share plays a pivotal role in our journey towards excellence. Please keep them coming and help us make OneDrive the best product it can be for YOU using any of these methods!
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