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Map One Drive For Business on Windows 7
Hello, Guys, how do I map One Drive for Business as a network drive in Windows 7? Thank you
- I will run some tests with WebDAv because the One Drive client does not meet the needs of the project. I'll read the post informed and put the results
The OneDrive Sync Client works off of a Local File model meaning that files are copied from the master repository to the local workstation and then sync'd bidirectionally. Therefore the network drive concept really doesn't apply here. Once the sync client is operational, files will be accessed locally through File Explorer or through their respective app. Files are local and consume space on the local drive. A network mapping implies that one is communicating directly with the server copy. You can set up network maps using WebDAV, but that can get wonky and it doesn't involve the sync client at all.
Here is a Getting Started doc on the NextGen client.
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Get-started-with-the-new-OneDrive-sync-client-in-Windows-615391c4-2bd3-4aae-a42a-858262e42a49
Here is a Getting Started doc on the NextGen client.
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Get-started-with-the-new-OneDrive-sync-client-in-Windows-615391c4-2bd3-4aae-a42a-858262e42a49
I will run some tests with WebDAv because the One Drive client does not meet the needs of the project. I'll read the post informed and put the results
- I would recommend spending some more time with the project team to get a very good understanding of their current business processes and what they would like to do in a perfect world. There are frequently many ways to fulfill "requirements" and just because they have used a mapped drive in the past, does not necessarily mean that will be the best solution in today's mobile world.
As Vasil said, the plain-vanilla mapping described in the support article will give you all sort of problems...
If you insist on using mapped drive, you should rather investigate products like ZeeDrive (http://www.thinkscape.com/Map-Network-Drives-To-Office-365-OneDrive/) which is known for working well.
