[Feature Request]: OneDrive CLI
$: man onedrive_rsync onedrive_rsync src_folder_path dst_folder_path src_folder_path: Can be a local path or a onedrive path dst_folder_path: Can be a local path or a onedrive path # Examples # Uploads all files which are present in the local and missing in the onedrive path $: onedrive_rsync path_to_local_folder path_to_ondrive_folder # Downloads all the files which are missing in the local path and persent in the onedrive path $: onedrive_rsync path_to_onedrive_folder path_to_local_folder # Syncs two folders on the onedrive path $: onedrive_rsync path_to_onedrive_folder_1 path_to_onedrive_folder_2 # Regex patterns should also be allowed $: onedrive_rsync path_to_local_folder/*.nef path_to_onedrive_path Hi All, It would be really nice to have an official OneDrive CLI that can be used via the terminal to allow for secure uploads/ downloads and syncing of either local folders to the OneDrive or syncing two OneDrive folders. My motivation for the above feature request is that I quite often upload/download quite big folders to/from OneDrive (many many GBs), and sometimes all I need is incremental changes. Keeping the browser open for the entire duration is cumbersome, and thus, it would be very nice to have a CLI, that can run in the background or can be automated via some script. This also enables a use case where I need to upload files from multiple devices to the same OneDrive folder. Hoping this would become a thing, as I would prefer as little browser interaction as possible, so the entire suite of CLI commands for path manipulations (creating, deleting and moving files and folders in OneDrive) would be very much appreciated. Thanks !
OneDrive for macOS documentation issue. DefaultFolder plist example is missing array wrapper
Hi everyone, The Microsoft Learn documentation for configuring the OneDrive sync app on macOS currently contains an incorrect plist example for the DefaultFolderLocation setting. Documentation page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/deploy-and-configure-on-macos#defaultfolderlocation In the “DefaultFolderLocation” section, the current plist example shows the DefaultFolder key as a dictionary: <key>DefaultFolder</key> <dict> <key>Path</key> <string>(DefaultFolderPath)</string> <key>TenantId</key> <string>(TenantID)</string> </dict> This format does not work correctly when deployed as a managed preference/configuration profile. The setting starts working when the DefaultFolder dictionary is wrapped in an array, like this: <key>DefaultFolder</key> <array> <dict> <key>Path</key> <string>(DefaultFolderPath)</string> <key>TenantId</key> <string>(TenantID)</string> </dict> </array> Please update the Microsoft Learn documentation to include the array wrapper in the DefaultFolder plist example. The current Microsoft Learn example is confusing because administrators may deploy the documented plist exactly as shown, but the setting does not appear to work correctly until the array wrapper is added.
Files-On-Demand status on OneDrive for Mac is confusing
Setting the scene: I'm on an M1 MacBook Pro, MacOS Sequoia 15.5, OneDrive for Mac v.26.017.0126.0002 (standalone) Mystery #1: Okay, so I've got a folder chock full of large files (all neatly placed in nested subfolders, of course). This one folder totals about 400 GB, in fact. For obvious reasons I had set that folder to be cloud-only by electing it and choosing 'Free Up Space' from the contextual menu. It took a while to unload all that data but eventually my finder window showed '900 GB available' instead of '500 GB available', which is what it has said previously. Great. Except that when I looked at the actual folder in ~/Library/CloudStorage and used Cmd-i to 'Get info' on that folder, the info window said that the folder size was… 400GB. The third party disk analysis tool Daisy Disk also reported that folder as being 400 GB in size. Surely if the files have been released back to the cloud and only placeholder 'stubs' remain on the local file system, that folder should have a much smaller size. So what's up? Mystery #2: I want to make a cloned copy of my Mac for backup purposes and I want to include my OneDrive content in that backup (in case the Microsoft OneDrive servers explode, or get overrun by fire ants, or something). I know that there's no point backing up the placeholder stubs — they've got no real data in them (or do they? See Mystery #1) so I select that big old 400GB folder and select 'Always keep on this device'. The menubar icon shows activity, and I can see the individual files downloading if I click that menubar icon. About 20 hours later (because 400 GB) OneDrive finally reports 'Your files are synced'. And the Finder, sure enough, tells me that I now only have 500GB available, not 900 GB. HOWEVER, that folder, and each folder and file inside that folder, has both a 'downloaded locally' checkmark icon (dark grey) AND a 'in the cloud' icon (cloud with a downward arrow in it). Cmd-i (Get info) on one of the subfolders reports a theoretical size for that subfolder of ~230 GB but with only 11.4 MB on disk. If I click on the cloud-with arrow icon then OneDrive seems to redownload the file or folder-and-contents. At least I assume that that's what it's doing; this time the OneDrive menubar icon does NOT show activity, nor do any files show as being processed/downloaded if I open up that menubar window. But whatever the process is, it seems to take about as long as I would expect the download to take and the cloud-with-arrow icon turns into one of those 'time-remaining' icons that looks like a pie chart being filled up. So far I've only done this with small folders as an experiment, because if I'm right about what's going on then that 230 GB folder is going to be showing that pie chart icon for a LOOOONG time. So WTF is going on? If 'Always keep on this device' hasn't actually downloaded the full-fat versions of my files then what the heck was OneDrive doing all through the night and the whole of today? Pretending to download it just to mess with me? Do I actually have to download it twice? Can somebody either explain how and why this is the way that OneDrive is supposed to work (I can't believe that it is), or tell me what I'm doing wrong, or suggest a solution? Or even just confirm to me that I've not gone crazy?
Social media links on these community pages
II don't know if this is due to my use of Firefox on my PC, but when I came here, I had to reduce the page size to 80% so those multiple social media links would not interfere with the display. Among other things, it make the past difficult for me to read. Can I eliminate those links?
OneDrive stops syncing folders at random
Hi team I've got a couple of devices that are syncing less then 300,000 items. A couple of times a month OneDrive just stops syncing and won't start until its reset. Just to clarify OneDrive is still running, it just doesn't sync anything and the OneDrive status icons in File Explorer disappear Reset OneDrive resolves the issue but its frustrating as some of the files are shared with other people and I don't see their updates. Pause OneDrive and restart it doesn't do anything I have 100gb free on one device, 66gb on another and 50gb on the third No shortcuts are syncing Onedrive metered network option is turned off Updated to 25.184.0921.0004 No bandwidth limits applied Has anyone else had this experience? If so what did you do for a solution? Any assistance is appreciatedOneDrive deleted thousands of my files?
I'm hoping somebody here can help me, because I can't find any kind of "Support" link just for OneDrive. Yesterday, for no reason I can determine, OneDrive (personal) deleted a couple thousand old files of mine and put them in the Recycle Bin. I was not using even half of my 1 TB storage, and I did not delete these files myself. They were in various folders. Some had been accessed very recently, some had not been accessed in years. I looked for the files on the app on my phone, on the website, and by trying to find deleted files through apps on my phone (i.e. I looked for a deleted Excel file and it was not found). They were all different file types - Excel, Word, PDF, pictures. I cannot figure out why it did this, and I haven't been able to find any documentation of a known glitch. Has anyone else had this happen?
One Drive Keeps Coming Back
So I recently updated to a new laptop. I completely resent that MS now defaults to everything going to OneDrive. I should be given a choice. I went through the laborious process of unsyncing, unlinking, and uninstalling OneDrive. It worked for the most part - except the Pictures Folder that was still pointing to a now unlinked Pictures folder. I managed to create my own Pictues folder and pin it. Fast forward to a couple of days ago. I wake up to my computer having been restarted due to an update. And lo - OneDrive is back and syncing again. I took a picture with my webcam and it automatically saved to OneDrive. I went in and unlinked the account again and I cannot understand why MS is so adamant that everything point to OneDrive. I should be allowed to back up what I wish to back up.
