Hi all! If you have to use during the day various types computers - desktop in the office, laptop at home, tablet in the car, smartphone on the street, then it's time to find out - OneDrive what kind of program it is and how it can make your life more comfortable and productive.
Often promising ideas come to mind in a completely non-working environment. For example, a journalist came up with a wonderful paragraph of an article while walking in the park and wrote it down on a smartphone. After arriving at the editorial office, you will need to switch mobile device to a laptop or desktop, look for a draft file on the hard drive, insert, edit.
All this takes a lot of precious time. While the user is looking for cables and thinking about where to plug them, ingenious creative thoughts may be forgotten. Microsoft's OneDrive cloud is a great service that takes the hassle out of you all at once.
By connecting to cloud service Microsoft user gets the option to sync all of their devices. This means that when a journalist has printed part of an article on a tablet, all edits are instantly saved on a remote server. And when the office computer is turned on in the office, the MS Word word processor will immediately open exactly at the place where the notes made on the mobile device were completed.
OneDrive - what is this program and how does the whole system function? OneDrive is the so-called “regular disk”, in other words, a service for representing a certain amount of memory on a remote server, accessed via the Internet.
You can install OneDrive for different platforms by downloading from the official website of Microsoft services. Installation is carried out in the usual manner, like any other computer program. It is important to download OneDrive from the official site, because outdated versions may be incompatible with latest updates OS and firmware of mobile devices.
To be eligible to use a cloud drive, you must be a registered member of Microsoft services. Simply put, you need to create a Hotmail email address. It's free and public.
How to sync OneDrive to desktop computer? During the installation of the OneDrive app on your computer, you will be prompted to select a folder on local disk, where the folders and files to be synchronized across all devices will be stored.
If OneDrive was already in the Windows OS distribution, obviously the sync folder will already exist.
With help context menu can produce more fine tuning synchronization.
When you're using a mobile device, File Manager lets you connect to the Microsoft OneDrive cloud and optionally upload files there for storage. When installing the MS Office application on the tablet, in the settings, log in using your email address and password and then, while working with documents, save editorial changes to cloud storage will be done automatically.
Automatically save photos and videos, instantly send to social profiles using the OneDrive service - how to use? There is nothing complicated here either.
Similarly, in the OneDrive settings, you can specify accounts in in social networks, where you want to automatically send each photo taken by your smartphone and recorded video.
Sometimes such a nuisance happens that OneDrive does not sync – local files upload indicator cloud drive does not turn green and the Notification Panel does not show the progress of normal synchronization. What could be the problem here?
What to do if OneDrive won't open ? The problem may be an internal failure in the program or in the operating system. First, try restarting your computer and starting over. If restarting doesn't help, uninstall the app and try installing OneDrive again.
Sometimes a notification appears that “OneDrive - personal file sync has stopped”. The following algorithm helps in such a situation.
There will be a reset OneDrive programs and after that, normal operation should be restored.
That's all for me on OneDrive. There is also an article on my blog about a similar one. See you soon!
Sincerely, Evgeny Kuzmenko.
Initially liked the price of 259 p. per month.
A more or less normal classic application that you can at least use.
Absolutely EVERYTHING about this service is terrible.
To begin with, having uploaded files to the server, OneDrive triumphantly informed me about it. But what was my surprise when I decided to check if all the files on the server really were. It turned out not all. I had to copy them again to folders and booted the second time.
I wanted to copy pictures from my samsung galaxy 8. It wasn't there. Mobile app is unable to do this. I struggled with it for almost a week. Because automatic download wanted to upload more than 10000 obscure files some icons. As a result, I manually downloaded the archive.
I decided to copy the folder that was in OneDrive on my computer. As a result, copying ended with an error, and the folder disappeared. Wonderful...
I went to the web version for this folder. My files are downloaded at a speed of no more than 300 kb / s. Like a modem 20 years ago, speed. What are we paying money for?
The folder that was deleted from the computer, but lay on the server stubbornly did not want to appear on the computer. Decided to reinstall OneDrive. Tried to remove it. Did not work out. Just nothing happens. Decided to install. Nothing happens. Only reboot helped. But the folder never showed up...
They also changed the price of the subscription without even notifying me. Just took 359 rubles. and all. Thank you.
Designed for safe and quiet storage of all kinds of files: documents, music, images, videos and others. With the Internet, it may be easy to access them. OneDrive is accessible from a computer, smartphone or tablet, and other devices.
In order to enter the service you need:
Right there on the site, for more convenient work with the service, you can download the OneDrive client program and enter the storage through it:
Advice! To manage the OneDrive client from Windows, an icon is set in the alerts section. When you click on this icon, a software pop-up menu appears that allows you to call up the settings.
Now you have learned how to sign in to OneDrive in Russian. Everything is simple, you just need attention and punctuality. By connecting OneDrive (read about disabling it), you simultaneously get the opportunity online work with documents in the main office programs, as in text editor, as well as in spreadsheet processor. It is possible to create presentations and work in a notebook. Successful work and glorious rest!
Below are answers to frequently asked questions about the OneDrive desktop app for earlier Windows versions.
Notes:
If your computer is using Windows 10- OneDrive is built-in so you don't need to install the desktop app. OneDrive automatically appears in File Explorer and as a place to save files. See Sync files with OneDrive on Windows for more information.
If your computer has an operating Windows system 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1, OneDrive desktop app is already built in. (So if you try to install the app, OneDrive won't appear on the screen.) The option is installed to let you use Office to work on OneDrive documents at the same time as other people, but no other features are installed.
For more information about OneDrive in Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, see OneDrive for windows 8.1 Help.
Note: The OneDrive app is not supported on Windows XP. If you try to install it on a Windows XP machine, you'll get the message "OneDrive Setup.exe is not a valid Win32 application." OneDrive system requirements
By downloading the application, you accept the termshttps://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=390975Microsoft Service Agreementand https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=123161 privacy statements. This software can automatically download and install updates.
When you install OneDrive for Windows on your computer, copies of OneDrive are downloaded and placed in the OneDrive folder. This folder is synced with OneDrive. If you add, change, or delete a file or folder on the OneDrive website, the same changes will take place in your OneDrive folder, and vice versa.
For more information, see Upload photos and files to OneDrive.
You can also use File Explorer to rename and delete files, create new folders, and move files in your OneDrive folder. Changes to OneDrive and other PCs with installed application will sync automatically.
Advice: If you use a lot of OneDrive space, it might take a while to download all your files when you first install the OneDrive app. For tips on how to increase your data transfer speed, see the article Increase your upload and download speed.
When you install the OneDrive for Windows desktop app on a PC, that PC appears on the OneDrive website and in the left pane under Computers. This way, you can access files and folders on your computer that aren't stored in the OneDrive folder. When viewing files remotely on a computer, you may be prompted to enter a verification code. To remove a PC from OneDrive, go to the OneDrive website, select your PC, and then click Delete computer.
For more information about using the Check Out Files feature to access files remotely, see Use OneDrive to get files on your computer.
No. If you don't want to keep all your files in OneDrive on your computer, you can continue to work with your OneDrive storage on your computer through the OneDrive website. You can't select files on a computer unless you install OneDrive on that computer.
You can't select other folders to sync, but you can redirect certain folders to the OneDrive folder, such as your desktop and folders in your library. You can also add subfolders from your OneDrive folder to Libraries to make it easier to work with them in File Explorer. For example, if you have a vacation photos folder in OneDrive, you can include it in the Picture Library in Windows 7 or Windows 8. To learn how to do this, see the Include folders in a library article.
Redirecting a folder to a OneDrive folder
Close OneDrive by right-clicking the OneDrive icon in the notification area on the right side of the taskbar, and then selecting exit. (You may need to click the arrow Show hidden icons next to the notification area to see the OneDrive icon.)
Create a subfolder for the redirected files in your OneDrive folder. For example, to redirect the My Pictures folder, you can create a folder in OneDrive called Pictures.
Right-click the folder you want to redirect (to this case- "My Pictures"), and select Properties.
Open a tab Location and press the button Move.
Navigate to the folder where you want to redirect this folder (for example, %UserProfile%\OneDrive\Pictures).
Click Select folder, and then click the button OK.
In the dialog box that appears, select Yes to move all files to the new location.
Restart the OneDrive service. To do this, click the button Start, enter in the search field OneDrive and then select MicrosoftOneDrive.
You can only change the location. For more information, see Change the location of the OneDrive folder.
Yes. When setting up OneDrive for the first time, click Select folders to sync. If you didn't do this when setting up OneDrive, you can do it in Settings. For more information, see Choose which OneDrive folders to sync with your computer.
Note: You cannot sync individual files, and files or folders that have been shared with you.
You can change your account for OneDrive, but you can't use a folder with multiple accounts at the same time.
To change the account you use for OneDrive, follow these steps:
Right-click the OneDrive icon in the notification area on the right side of the taskbar. You may need to click the arrow to see it. Show hidden icons next to the notification area.
On the tab Options press the button unlink OneDrive.
Restart OneDrive and sign in with account which you want to use. You will need to select the location of the OneDrive folder again. If you choose the old location, the folders for both accounts will be merged. If the remote file access feature on the computer was active, you need to re-enable it.
For instructions on troubleshooting sync issues, see Fix OneDrive sync issues.
If you remove the OneDrive desktop app from your computer, your OneDrive folder will stop syncing. The OneDrive folder and files in OneDrive will not be deleted. For more information, see Disable, disable, and remove OneDrive.
Support by e-mail
If you need help, shake your mobile device while the OneDrive app is open, or email the OneDrive support team .
To contact OneDrive for Business support, on a Windows PC or Mac computer click the OneDrive icon in the notification area or menu bar, and then select Other > Post a review > I don't like something.
OneDrive for Business Administrators may also find the OneDrive for Business Tech Community, OneDrive for Business Admin Help, and Office 365 for Business support contact helpful.
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Microsoft OneDrive(formerly SkyDrive) is a desktop client for a OneDrive account designed for online storage, synchronization and file sharing on the Internet.
With your OneDrive account, you get 5 GB of online storage for free. You can upgrade your space with an annual subscription (1TB available to Office 365 subscribers).
When you install the client, a separate OneDrive folder is created on your computer. Anything you move to this folder is automatically synced between your computers (PC or Mac) and OneDrive.com online storage, which you can access through the web interface. So you can get to your files using almost any device that has an Internet connection.
Whenever you add, change or delete files in one location, all other locations will be automatically updated. All files can be managed from the OneDrive folder, without the need to use a browser. Microsoft OneDrive places an icon in the system tray from where you can access all of its features. To transfer files, simply go to the OneDrive folder on your computer and move the documents, photos, and other important files you need.
