In Windows 10, one need not install OneDrive separately.
It is an in-built program likeMicrosoft Edge.
A freestorage of 5GBis given on sign-up for new users.
The 15GB Camera Roll storage bonus has been discontinued.
If you have any loyalty bonus, it will be carried forward.
Areferral storage bonusalso still exists.
Just like Office, OneDrive is a product of Microsoft.
So the compatibility with Windows 10 or 8.1 or 7 is much higher compared to other cloud storage services.
it’s possible for you to easily send feedback from Windows itself, if you find any problems.
Also you need not download and install separately, just like other services.
For photos and videos backup, I useGoogle Oneand for saving important documents, I use OneDrive.
you could justdrag and drop files and folders in the OneDriveitem, in your File Explorer.
They are automatically backed up to your cloud storage service.
The sync process is automatic and you need not do any specific operations or apply special commands.
OneDrive Pricing Plans Revew 2019
There are four basic plans
1.
Its a sad part that we have to buy Office 365 also, if we want high storage.
This is in contrast withGoogle Driveplans.
They have both the above plans for a paltry $1.99/month and $2.99/month respectively.
OneDrive Review Online App
The following items are available on the left-hand side1.
The mostimportant feature which is not available in Google Oneor Drive file explorer is the folder size.
Here you’re able to directly see the folder size, as part of the details.
One can sort the list based on largest to smallest and vice-versa.
Using the Upload option it’s possible for you to upload files and folders.
When youclick a folder, three vertical dots appear against it.
Clicking on them will show the following options.
you’re able to also Share and grant access to the Cloud Explorer items like files and folders.
A shareable link is created to share among colleagues, friends, relatives, family and others.
you’re able to decide on the access permissions here.
you could share the link on Facebook, Twitter etc here itself.
The recent list will show the files that are opened recently.
It has the following fields.
Size
The Photos item displays the albums, photos etc.
But the date displayed seems to be on the wrong side for some of the photos.
Also it is confusing to navigate through these photos.
I think Google Photos better display them in an easy navigable manner.
All the items shared by you and others are listed under Shared item.
This will confirm of the things that you have given access to others.
It can be easy to remove access with a few clicks.
One must understand the six basic icons.
Green circle with the white check mark5.
By default, it does not happen.
To ensure, you remember this privilege, a person or people icon exists beside the cloud icon.
But that doesnt mean all these files or folders have downloaded to your setup.
A blue cloud icon indicates that your fild or folder is available online only.
If you click it, it will be downloaded to your gear.
It downloads to your desktop or laptop.
It becomes locally available file.
Even without Internet connection, you’ve got the option to access this file.
If you want to make it online only, select Free up space, by right-clicking the item.
These files download to your box and take up space.
The circular arrows rotating indicate that the sync process in place.
OneDrive will also check for other changes, and show Processing changes.
Sometimes a file is open, even when saved.
The glimmer marks (three little blue lines) indicate that file is new.
You will see this only in OneDrive online app.
The following options are available.
you could also pause and resume syncing from here.
Start OneDrive automatically when I sign in to Windowsb.
You should turn this feature on, connected to the Internet and have OneDrive running on the remote computer.
For this logon to, https://onedrive.live.com/, and select PCs on the left-hand side.
All the PCs connected to your OneDrive account will be listed.
Then sign-in into that computer using a security code.
you could then browse the files and folders on the connected PC.
This works on Windows 7, 8 and 10, but not in 8.1.
You cannot use OneDrive to fetch files in Windows 8.1.
Then there are notifications.a.
Display notification when people share with me or edit my shared filesb.
Notify me when many files are deleted in the cloudc.
Save space and download files as you use them.
The Choose Folders option decides Choose what you want to be available in your OneDrive folder.
These files will be available on-demand.
Unselected folders will be hidden from File Explorer.
The AutoSave feature has the following options.
ScreenshotsAutomatically save screenshots I capture to OneDrive
TheNetwork optionallows you to control bandwidth controls.
If you are on limited bandwidth, you’ve got the option to limit upload and download rates.
TheAbout sectiondetails about Microsoft OneDrive version.
The current one isVersion 2018 (Build 18.212.1021.0008).
One thing Google Drive scores over OneDrive.
There isno option to sync any custom folderon the computer to OneDrive.
