OneDrive finally catches up to Google Drive and iCloud with an offline mode - here's how to set it up

Date:
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:39:55 +0000

Description:
OneDrive users, rejoice! You can finally enable offline mode and take your work with you - heres how.

FULL STORY ======================================================================

Microsoft OneDrive has finally introduced a feature long considered a staple of Google Drive and iCloud : an offline mode. The mode will be rolled out to students and professionals from today onwards, allowing users to save and
edit work whether they have an internet connection or not.

Offline mode for the web version of OneDrive will now let you open your files in the various sections of the program, like your shared folder and meeting views, as well as edit your documents, rename them, and sort them - all without needing an internet connection.

All these changes will be saved offline and implemented once you regain internet connectivity with your changes synced to the cloud. Files will be marked as available offline as they are in Google Drive. How to set it up

If you want to use the new offline mode for OneDrive, youll need to install the OneDrive app on your Windows or Mac device. Once youve done that, you
need to head over to OneDrive on your web browser of choice.

You should be prompted to complete the one-time setup for offline mode, and voila! Youre all set! You should bear in mind that there are limitations on what you can and cannot do with offline mode at present. As MSPoweruser reports, offline mode only includes support if you have 250,000 files or
fewer - hopefully, you do! - and the feature is currently only supported for OneDrive for work and school (although a wider rollout is presumably in the works).

While long overdue, this is a great chance for Onedrive users who have to
work on the go and make last-minute changes to work, and it helps take the stress off those unfortunate times when your Wi-Fi crashes and you worry
about losing all your progress! Hopefully, this will tempt more people to try the file management program - now that its finally up to speed with basically every other alternative . You might also like... ChatGPT Plus just got a
major update that might make it feel more human here's how the new memory feature works These Apple apps could get a major AI overhaul in iOS 18
Windows 11 fears over watermark for PCs that dont meet AI Explorer requirements are unfounded, leaker clarifies



======================================================================
Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/onedrive-finally-catches-up-to-go ogle-drive-and-icloud-with-an-offline-mode-heres-how-to-set-it-up


--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64)
* Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100)