Microsoft OneDrive - Latest Version
Category: Productivity
Version: 15.23.2
Developer: Microsoft Corporation
Rating
4.5, 394 votes
Microsoft OneDrive Summary
Microsoft OneDrive is a cloud storage solution the lets users store files, documents, videos and images on the cloud. Users can then access these documents from any device provided it’s connected to the internet. OneDrive is available for iOS, Windows 10, Android and works perfectly with macOS. Besides, the solution is available on the internet, allowing users to access their files from any device that has a browser.
In addition to storing your documents, OneDrive lets you share your files with others. It’s quite easy to share OneDrive’s folders and files with groups, individuals or even the public. Remember, when you share with the public, your file will be accessible to any person. Note, OneDrive is a great product from Microsoft, letting Office Online services work seamlessly as users can edit files and see the changes in real-time.
Like other cloud storage solutions, OneDrive serves a lot of purposes. For instance, if you only want to access your media files and documents, it gives you easy-to-use online storage that you can access from the browser. Also, if you need a similar set of files replicated on several PCs, it offers folder syncing.
Due to this function’s diversity, there’re a couple of different cross-sections from which you can easily view the service by a client, type of data or even function. The types of data include images, documents, music, video and settings. The clients comprise of computers, web and smartphones. On the other hand, functions are things like viewing, syncing and simple storage.
Key Features
Device Syncing
OneDrive can easily sync applications and settings on all your laptops, desktops, tablets and phones. With this application, your phone automatically uploads the pictures and videos captured via the phone’s camera to OneDrive’s camera roll. What this means is that you can quickly view your photos online in a OneDrive folder on your computer.
File and Folder Syncing
The application comes with another cutting-edge computer-centric feature – folder and file syncing. Well, this convenience is similar to what you get from other popular cloud solutions. Combining the online storage and the syncing into a single cloud solution is an incredible invention of a previously fairly confusing solution.
Personal Vault
A couple of years ago, OneDrive included a personal vault as an additional security layer for the documents you store on the system. Upon enabling this feature, you have to use two-factor authentication to open your account.
Files on Demand
Another great invention to ever occur to OneDrive is the addition of Files on Demand. After enabling this from the settings panel, you don’t necessarily need to fill up all the linked computer’s drive with all the files stored in the OneDrive cloud. Instead, you’ll get your files on demand as you open them.
Multiple Media Support
OneDrive displays and plays popular types of files you might need to archive in the cloud, including music, documents, photos and videos. OneDrive also comes with OCR (optical character recognition) that extracts texts from pictures.
Conclusion
The best way to think of this solution is in context. Therefore, if you regularly use Microsoft 365 suite or you’re a Windows OS enthusiast, then OneDrive needs to be your number one cloud storage solution. However, as an add-on to iOS and macOS, it’s not pretty helpful or impressive.
Merely put, it is not the app’s features and pricing that makes it a good or bad deal. Usually, it’s much more dependent on the services and software that you’re using. All in all, it’s worth noting that OneDrive is pretty awesome than it was a couple of years ago, and easily manages your backup files and lets you sync your files pretty well across several platforms.
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- Excellent user interface
- Clients for iOS and macOS
- Powerful collaboration and sharing
- Powerful online picture presentation and management
- Limited storage
- It only lets you sync specific folders
Good to know:
Install Apps:
Apps on iOS are mostly downloaded through Apple's built-in App Store, but a few websites on Safari have mobile optimizations when added to the Home Screen from a web browser.
To install an app from the App Store:
1. Open the App Store.
2. The App Store is organized by featured stories, games, non-game apps, Apple Arcade, and search.
3. Select an app to download. To view more details before purchasing, tap the icon. Otherwise, move to the next step.
4. In both the detailed view and the list view is a price button. Tap this to change from price to "Install". Tap this to begin downloading.
5. Your credentials will be requested to complete the transaction. Apps larger than 100 MB will prompt you to allow the download to continue.
6. A cloud icon will appear in place of the price if the app was previously purchased. Tap this once to begin the installation.
To install a web app:
1. Locate the website which supports Apple's web app framework. The website should prompt users to add the site to the Home Screen if it does.
2. In Safari web browser, tap the square icon with an arrow (share button). This should open an action sheet.
3. Locate the option "Add to Home Screen." Tap on it.
4. Enter a name for the icon that will be added. Keep it short, otherwise it will be cut off.
5. The web app should now appear on the Home Screen. Tapping it will give a different interface than the website.
De-Install/Delete Apps:
Prior to iOS 13:
1. Tap and hold an icon until it starts wiggling.
2. Tap the "x" on the icon and confirm by selecting "Delete".
iOS 13+:
1. Tap and hold an icon until a drop down menu appears.
2. Select "Delete App" and confirm.
3. On iOS 14, this is labeled "Remove App." Tap "Delete App" on the popup that appears.
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