Today we’re releasing a standalone OneDrive sync client for Mac that you can deploy and manage outside of the Mac App Store. This standalone client also provides sync status visual overlays in Finder, a Finder shortcut for OneDrive, and the ability to set-up OneDrive sync to run at log in.
To access the OneDrive for Business Mac Sync Client, please visit the Apple App Store: This sync client may be needed if you are attempting to save to OneDrive in your Office 2016 for Mac suite. If the client is not present, you may receive an error that it can not find the OneDrive folder. Install and Setup.
First download and install the OneDrive for Business preview app from the site above. Next, navigate to your Applications folder and double-click the OneDrive for Business app. On the Welcome screen, click Get Started. For the User Name, enter your OU E-mail address. For the Password, enter your OUNet password. Now click Sign In. Select your options and click 'Choose OneDrive for Business Folder Location'.
By default your Documents folder is selected. You may wish to go up a folder level and select your main user account folder. Once selected, click 'Choose this location'. Now click Next. To view your new folder, click the OneDriveBusiness Folder in the Finder Window to open. You may now save your files to your OneDrive for Business folder in the cloud.
OneDrive for Business is a cloud service from Microsoft designed for you to store, sync, and share your work files. As part of or, OneDrive for Business lets you and your team members update, share and collaborate on any of your Office documents from anywhere, on virtually any device.
Microsoft has recently made lots of improvement to the client that syncs files between your local computer and your remote cloud-hosted OneDrive for Business folder. This blog post highlights some of the new features (and things to be aware of) of the OneDrive for Business Next Generation Sync Client, and provides instructions on how to install the newly released client. New Features Highlights.
Improved reliability and performance. Selective sync. Support for large file up to 10 GB in size. Removing 20,000 file sync limit. Admin controls to deploy and configure for end users for and Software Requirements Requirements as of writing:. Windows 10, Windows 8, windows 7 or Mac OS X 10.9 and above. Note that the New Sync client will work side–by-side with the existing sync client.
Installation and Setup Step 1 Download and install the. After the client is installed, you’ll see the following screen. At this stage, the client only shows the Sign in with Your Microsoft account option. The OneDrive accessed with your Microsoft account (such as Hotmail.com MSM.com and Outlook.com) is NOT OneDrive for Business, part of Office 365.
This is your personal OneDrive associated with your Microsoft account. In order to sign in to your OneDrive for Business account associated with your subscription, follow the instructions in step 2. Step 2 Extract the, open DefaultToBusinessFRE.reg and then open EnableAddAccount.reg After importing the registry keys, you will need to open the sync client from the windows start menu. This time it will show the Sign in with your work or school account option.
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Step 3 Sign in and configure the folder location (optional). Step 4 Select the folder that you want to sync locally and click next. At this stage, the configuration is complete. Click on Open my OneDrive to go to your local folder.
The Windows Taskbar will show the sync client icon and status of the sync. You’re all set and the new client has been successfully installed. What’s Not Supported in the First Release of the New Sync Client?. The new sync client does not support syncing site libraries or on-premises instances of One Drive for Business. The new Sync client is not supported in windows 8.1.
Support for this version will be added later on. If a user opens an Office document from their locally synced folder in Windows Explorer, the Office application does not detect that the file is a OneDrive for Business cloud-stored file.