On January 26 th , we released a new version of OneDrive sync (22.002) on macOS 12.1+ with an updated Files On-Demand experience. Prior to this release, OneDrive used a kernel extension for Files On-...
Updated Mar 01, 2022
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So i'm on the insider track, not app store version, 22.050.0306.0001, and might I congratulate whomever decided to not make that text string selectable/copyable in the about tab in OneDrive Prefs? That's a pretty solid level of petty there, I'm impressed. Even better, instead of making the device id selectable, it's not, but I can click an in-app link to copy it to the clipboard. So you not only created a bad design, but one that require *more coding* on your part. Do y'all get paid by the KLOC? Because it seems you do:
- If I pause syncing, I can't open the app prefs? Why? Well because...
- Pausing syncing signs you out. I know this because once I resume, I have to sign back in. Do I have to list out why this is suboptimal, or can we assume there's some form of UX/UI knowledge on the OneDrive team that's simply not been allowed to participate in product design decisions.
- Depending on where I look, I have either 27GB, 6GB, or 45GB of OneDrive data, so basically, I have no idea of what's actually going on. Good job, again, when the "dark UI pattern" awards come out, you'll do really well.
- Props to not showing the status of "Download all OneDrive files now", make those lazy customers work!
- OneDrive is syncing nothing and using two CPU cores to do it. What, Teams was using too much CPU? You have a bet with Slack?
- Finally, I am overjoyed to learn that you are still using ancient NT file APIs and protecting us from the scourge of the vertical bar in a filename. I hear that causes vortices.