

All locally available files will also be able to be indexed by macOS features such as Spotlight and Time Machine. The cloud with a down arrow will not be present on that content, thus, removing confusion on whether content is available offline or requires Internet connection to access,” the OneDrive team explained yesterday.Īs a result of this change, the OneDrive Files On-Demand experience will work as it did before the January update: When choosing the “Always Keep on This Device” option for OneDrive files, a checkmark will appear next to these files, and the confusing “not downloaded” cloud icon will disappear. “We’re rolling out a change in version 22.033, to change the behavior to improve how OneDrive surfaces locally available content. The previous update aimed to better integrate OneDrive with macOS, but some users have been confused by the conflicting icons for locally available files. They will be prompted to do so when attempting to view your shared documents the first time.Microsoft has updated its OneDrive sync client for macOS this week to address some complaints regarding the new Files On-Demand experience that was introduced last month. If you are sharing documents with someone outside of UNC they will need to setup a free Microsoft account.

You may share with someone within the UNC organization with no extra steps. Type the email address of the person you would like to give access and click send. Open a web browser and go to and log in with your the dotted menu next to the item you would like to share. Please note that while you have 1TB of cloud storage space with OneDrive, the hard drive you are syncing to may not have that much free space. These items with be downloaded to your computer and will exists on both your computer hard drive and in the OneDrive cloud.

Once you have successfully authenticated you will be asked what files and folders you would like to synchronize with your computer. *If OneDrive does not launch you will have to download and install the app. Open a web browser and go to and log in with your the Sync icon

