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Vincent VALENTIN
Jan 27, 2017Iron Contributor
GA OneDrive for Business Next Gen Client version number
Hello, Earlier this week Microsft announced the GA of OD4B Next Gen client update to support sync of SharePoint libraries (https://blogs.office.com/2017/01/24/onedrive-brings-new-file-collaborati...
Stephen Rose
Microsoft
Jan 27, 2017- GA is 17.3.6743.1212. This is reflected in the documentation.
- Please check out the documentation "Enable users to sync SharePoint files with the new OneDrive sync client" for enabling this feature. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Enable-users-to-sync-SharePoint-files-with-the-new-OneDrive-sync-client-22e1f635-fb89-49e0-a176-edab26f69614?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US
Alexander Forst-Rakoczy
Jan 30, 2017Brass Contributor
Stephen Rose wrote:
- GA is 17.3.6743.1212. This is reflected in the documentation.
- Please check out the documentation "Enable users to sync SharePoint files with the new OneDrive sync client" for enabling this feature. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Enable-users-to-sync-SharePoint-files-with-the-new-OneDrive-sync-client-22e1f635-fb89-49e0-a176-edab26f69614?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US
Sorry to interrupt but your linked article still talks about the Preview Client and also that you need the Registry Keys to make it work with SharePoint document libraries.
This is not necessary anymore. That article is obsolete and neither contains a version number nor even a date! It only talks about "the new client" but doesn't specify it.
The release notes of OneDrive are here:
A manual about the transition from the old client (Groove) to the new one is here and it also includes the minimum version numbers for Office.
Basically you bring your computer up to date (Windows, Office), check the version numbers, and send the NGSC the following command:
%localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDrive.exe /takeover
Now the new client moves the synchronized libraries from Groove and takes over. If all went well it also removes Groove from Autostart.
I have done this with a few machines in our office already and it worked.
- JonasBackJan 30, 2017Steel Contributor
Basically you bring your computer up to date (Windows, Office), check the version numbers, and send the NGSC the following command:
%localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDrive.exe /takeover
Now the new client moves the synchronized libraries from Groove and takes over. If all went well it also removes Groove from Autostart.
I think what everyone is wondering, will this ever be completely automated and silent to take over without the need for running this command?
- Bruce WeatherfordJan 31, 2017Brass ContributorThank you for this. None of the options in the article forced a takeover like this did.
- Alexander Forst-RakoczyJan 30, 2017Brass Contributor
Jonas Back wrote:I think what everyone is wondering, will this ever be completely automated and silent to take over without the need for running this command?
IF you don't have any synchronized libraries with Groove then it works automatically:
- Make sure that Windows, Office, and OneDrive are up to date.
- Set your SharePoint to sync with the new client.
- Sign into Office 365.
- Sync with any library. Your browser should open the new client.
If you have libraries synced with Groove you have to use the /takeover command to make the transition and let them be moved to the new client.
Alternativly: Un-sync every Groove connected library, stop the Groove process, and just sync everything again with the new client. (The /takeover command would move your documents locally and thus would not generate much network traffic.)
In order to set your SharePoint to use only the new client follow the instructions at the bottom of this article:
- Randy NieraethFeb 01, 2017Iron Contributor
I Agree,, the procedure is pretty clear and straightforward.
Only problem we see is that the minimal Office version isnt met at most of our customers due to the deffered update channel. We have to switch them (client by client) to the current channel to get them the minimal version needed for takeover to continue.