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639 TopicsOneDrive folders when switching to a new computer
Hi All Let me first explain what I have setup I have created my OneDrive on my computer to sync only selected folders to my SD card. (Many reasons and I have found this very useful) I customized the OneDrive location using this article https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/install-onedrive-on-an-external-drive-6307e24b-d7a4-493f-bf43-47345b2c11fe I now have a new computer and will be just moving this SD card over and all my data should be there and ready to go. I have only selected some of the OneDrive folders to sync and of them some of it is made locally available so I can work on them even if I am off line (like traveling on a plane with no internet) or am in the woods or very remote locations where I get no connectivity. Now to the question I plan to setup my new computer with the SD card and hopefully can follow the article (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/install-onedrive-on-an-external-drive-6307e24b-d7a4-493f-bf43-47345b2c11fe) and once more link up the SD card (with all the information it has locally) Where does Windows 10/OneDrive store information about which are the folder I have selected and what to do with them? I cannot find this information and maybe I do not need it - unsure about this. If I do as stated in article https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/install-onedrive-on-an-external-drive-6307e24b-d7a4-493f-bf43-47345b2c11fe with the old SD card in my new computer will I be up and running or is there something I should follow to make this work well. Remember I cannot have the SD card in two locations to know the information. Any guidance or pointers from any one who has done this would be very helpful. I wish MS helps people who want to customize or adapt things by giving more clear instruction on how they design or document so people can customize. I struggle with this and how MS does their software. While on OneDrive - anyone written batch files on the computer to create onedrive folders, then share it with users along with setting expiration dates? These can be done on the browser, but one folder at a time with clickoholic interface and it gets repetitive very quickly if you have to do this for 40 students every semester - Of course MS has not way of doing this at all (at least to my knowledge and my reading)94Views0likes3CommentsCan I delete data on my computer after transferring it to OneDrive?
I just started using our Microsoft 365 account. I want to collect my current files in a single archive. I have 1TB of memory on Onedrive. Is it okay if I delete all the data from my computer after transferring it to OneDrive? Or does all my data have to be on both OneDrive and my computer?4.8KViews0likes8CommentsHow to use onedrive on more than one device
I am trying to help my Dad with his onedrive but am struggling to understand this myself. He has the Personal account which I believe he is correct it allows you to save files on more than one device. When we log in on his main pc and look in devices it lists his old PC but doesnt show the computer he is currently on. Would this be normal or should it be listed? I am reluctant to delete the old pc in case I mess everything up before we continue. If he adds another device (laptop) - firstly does he need to log in with same email address or can he use a secondary email address that he prefers to use on laptop to keep everything seperate. Secondly if he has two devices registered, does one drive save everything from both together or will they shown as separate? On each device would he see the saved files from the other (in a new folder perhaps)? Hopefully that makes sense! Thanks Michelle (and Dad!)Solved79Views0likes3CommentsRestoring whole One Drive
Hello, I was clearing one of my devices before giving it away. It seems to have deleted a lot of files and folders on One Drive - which I thought was separate from an individual device. How do I get these files and folders back - not sure if they are all in the recycle bin. Thanks in advance Martin29Views0likes1CommentUnable to access Onedrive through manager
Attempt to login to one drive through manager and stuck on this before a screen white out. from dev tools Walked through this: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/reset-onedrive-34701e00-bf7b-42db-b960-84905399050c and it did not help. Stuck doing the same loading error out in manager. Also attempted to reset onedrive directory. Same issue. When attempting to open or move files in the onedrive directory I get: Error 0x8007016A: The cloud file provider is not running Unsure if stuck in sync or what. This is day two of this occurring even after comp reset. Never ran into this issue before. Unable to find any indication of Microsoft onedrive being down either so this error is a bit confusing to me. Thanks for the help in advance!41Views0likes1CommentBlock owners in OneDrive
Hi Team. I need to protect the information in OneDrive accounts. How can I prevent a user who is not the owner of a OneDrive account from becoming the owner? Only that person should be the owner of their own information. There is a policy to perform this configuration? Thanks,Solved94Views0likes3CommentsWhy doesn't OneDrive ever finish syncing?
I've got a Microsoft 365 Family Edition license, so it comes with 1TB of storage. I've used 49.6 GB of that storage. Every time I log into my Windows machines (both a desktop and a laptop), the white cloud indicates that it is synchronizing files. And that goes on for hours and hours and hours. Frankly, I can't believe it would take that long to finish syncing files when I haven't used that much. So, what in heck is going on? Why doesn't OneDrive ever finish?127Views0likes3CommentsCorrupted Excel file?
Hello I had just finished my Excel file saved on OneDrive when suddenly my Mac screen went black. When I tried to open my file saved on OneDrive in the OneDrive - Personal/Dokumente location, it didn't work. I tried to retrieve it via my email using file sharing, but the file won't open. I'm using Office 365. It seems that the file is corrupted. Is there a solution to recover my file ? Thank you in advance for your help.44Views3likes2CommentsOnedrive on iOS sends some docx files to open in Word
Hello everyone. I have the Onedrive iOS app v16.19.8 installed. Lately, I have been working on three documents, which are modified copies of a fourth document. After Autosaving them, I tried to preview them on the app on my iPhone 15, and where 100% of the time the app would preview the document in an uneditable inherent viewer, these documents, and subsequently some other files, are viewed using the DEFAULT system viewer or it opens in the Word app I have installed. I require your diligent assistance in resolving this issue in the most efficient way possible. I can also attach screenshots if necessary. Many thanks.45Views0likes0Comments