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What a complicated mess. Asked to login 14 times. Forced to change my password 4 times. Finally after subbing the monthly OneDrive cloud, it refuses to backup credentials and tells me to verify my identity yet again (15th time) but does not tell me how I am to do this. So incredibly sorry I tried to do anything with Microsoft. What a garbage can of needless complications.
Been using computers/windows for many years. I find this 365 stuff very confusing. It looks nothing like the old versions. I can't figure out how to delete files, click and drag a file to a new folder. I can't do really basic stuff. What am I missing? I have an old computer (5 years) but that shouldn't matter since all of this is on the cloud.
I agree with these comments on confusion. What I need is a description of what is actually happening to the files at the outset and this video did not do this. For instance the term download was used but to where? The term "in one drive" was used but what does this mean? To me it suggests ypu have to move folders in files into one drive just like you would to another physical drive. But then you talk about syncing existing folders. Definition please.
You are terrific at explaining things! Thank you for that. It is confusing, however, that you have to blur out so much of your personal files, etc. So that the novice learner can't tell what you're showing. May I suggest that you create a demo user account that doesn't have personal files so that you don't have to blur things out? I would also suggest that the demo account also have the Windows toolbar at the bottom. I understand why you have it on the left, but you lose many newbies with it there. Thanks!!
Excellent overview of OneDrive. I learned on DOS many years ago and have always found the concept of bloated interfaces (such as Norton Desktop) repugnant. Great to know that OneDrive is nothing like that and I am now comfortable moving forward with the seemingly robust features. Thank you!!
Thank you, Lea✨, for all these tips! However, what I struggle to understand is how to change the various synchronization /availability states of files or folders.
Thank you. Excellent tutorial! We have Microsoft Office 365 Family. I have one desktop computer sync all files and store locally. That way I can use a cloud backup service as a secondary backup location (IDrive errors out on OneDrive placeholders). My Surface and other devices are set to on-demand file storage, so it doesn't consume too much storage.
Very helpful as a new user of OneDrive on my personal computer. I do not sync all files onto the OneDrive. Which is making it difficult to find documents that I saved on my computer only. I hope to find the solution as I watch your other videos.
I find it much more helpful to earn money doing what I know best and then hire someone like you to teach me directly so I learn very specifically and yes that’s the plan once I can afford to pay you hundreds of dollars an hour you’ve got a job
You explain very nicely, but if I want to transfer all my work from Dropbox to OneDrive, will there be any problems directing me in transferring files or in the work environment? Will it work well for me as I used to work on Dropbox? Thank you.🙂
Suggest which software I should use to have this feature: I have a laptop with a 500 GB hard disk. I have an external hard disk of 2 TB. I have a folder named DataA on my laptop with 475 GB of data consisting of folders and files. I want to move everything to DataB on the external hard disk. However, I should only see shortcuts in DataA for all folders, subfolders, files, and subfiles in the same hierarchy in DataB. Additionally, whenever I save any folder or file to DataA, it should upload to the external hard disk folder DataB automatically and save only a shortcut in DataA. Optionally, I should also be able to store specific files and folders (not shortcuts) in the folder DataA on my laptop. This software should be similar to OneDrive, but it should not use the cloud; instead, it should use my personal external hard disk, which is offline.
Great explanation. Thanks, for your efforts. Do you have a video you recommend for someone struggling with setup, with making sure folders are selected to sync? My coworker has files which are not syncing automatically, and I would like to help him simply, and get the most from his OneDrive.
your explanation is great and this can let me more understand about onedrive. I quite like to use this onedrive to manage my stuff. But recently, I had an issue about the "add shortcut to my file" feature. How to change internet shortcut shared oneDrive files folder to local file folder explorer on Windows in this PC? I tried many solutions but still can not fix it.
Great info, Lea. And very concise! I had to re-watch a couple segment because I was confused at first, but that's easy enough to do. One question: Does backing up the Public folder cause anything unusual to happen?
Very helpful tutorial! I make use of a Synology Nas in combination with Onedrive on my PC and Macs and Icloud on PC's and Macs. Onedrive I use for my work at school, while Icloud private and the Nas on both. Thanks again Lea.
Hi Patrick, thanks for sharing. I believe it's always a bit tricky to manage all if you use different OS but sounds like you have come up with a great system that works perfectly fine for you :) Best, Lea
@@LeaDavid That is right. However my school uses windows, where I use Max (I do have a PC, but I use it mainly for entertainment). School uses MS 365, that is why I set it up like that. And school and private is completely seperate. I like that. My Nas I use as a backup and that sort of things.
Couldn't add more to what the others already mentioned. Hope you could fix the issue, since it's always difficult to help remotely without further context.
My sincere thanks to you for this video. I found it to be very useful, but I need a information please: how do I provide access to my OneDrive to everyone in my organization without sharing or providing links? Thank you again.
Thanks for the feedback! I believe the only possible way to provide access to other people is to share or provide a link. Do you work with Sharepoint, which might be an alternative. Best, Lea
Lea, I got a new computer and need to save a shared file to access in file explorer, not the browser so I can save documents to it. You mentioned it on this video but didn't explain that part. Maybe you have another video that does? If so, can you send me the link or help me figure out how to. I am SO backed up on some work & working off my old laptop just to get some things done. Thank you!!
Thank you for a great tutorial Lea! I have one Q... Me for example have 2 different accounts at Microsoft365 because I work for two companies. Is it possible to have two oneDrive accounts on the desktop of the laptop? Thank you!
yes please! Permissions and having two one drive accounts accessible at once was at first creating a sync issue. Now we are having issues sharing some of our folders and we are trying to change permissions and access. But stuck.
Hi Lia, sorry to hear about your challenges. Hope I can address some of them in a future video. In the meantime maybe you can fix some by googling?! Best, Lea
Hi Lea. I am unable to delete files on One Drive. I’ve watched 100 tutorials and something is going on that I cannot figure out. This is a work computer but these are my files. I’ve asked our IT guy and he is clueless. I go to OneDrive; find a folder or file I want to delete; hit DELETE and I am told cannot delete. Or… SOMETIMES; it says deleted but does not appear in the recycle bin and it’s still there. I want to keep ONE DRIVE but I am over the storage limit and I want to purge… Thank you… Gene
One drive has just downloaded 28,000 files onto my phone making me buy more space so I don’t loose some important documents. I know there is a way to get those files into the cloud and off my phone but everything I have seen only tells me how to down load and I cannot find how to get them off. Do I need to do it on a laptop or can I do it on my phone? Thanks for the info.
Is there a way to link or sync a Shared One Drive folder (from a client) to a Teams folder so that particular Teams folder is updated automatically as a client adds docs to it? Do you have a video on that?
Hi Kenneth, thanks! Once you have synced all your devices with the same windows account details, all documents should appear on all of your devices and you should be able to edit them. Best, Lea
Hi, yes. That's the idea to have them backed up in the cloud to free up space locally. However, I would suggest to try it first with some picture copies to check if you have synced and set up everything correctly. Best, Lea
Hallo Lea, vielen herzlichen Dank für das tolle Video. FAST alles funktioniert super. Das einzige was ich richtig schlimm finde, ist das ich bei Bildern keine Vorschau mehr habe. Ich sehe überall nur ein Seitensymbol. Erst wenn ich die Seite anklicke, sehe ich welches Foto dahinter steckt. Ich konnte leider noch nicht herausfinden wie ich das ändere. Vielleicht kannst du mir helfen? Ich habe Windows 11Home.
Hallo Sabine, vielen Dank für dein Feedback! Aus der Ferne (ohne zu wissen, ob du die Browser oder Desktop/File Explorer Version nutzt) kann ich mir lediglich vorstellen, dass du die Ansicht der Bilder geändert hast. Probier doch mal folgendes: a) Browser: oben rechts solltest du eine Kachel sehen und dort verschiedene Ansichten auswählen können, b) File Explorer: dort solltest du unter Ansicht/View auch die verschiedenen Optionen wählen können (Vorschauch ja/nein, Größe, etc.). Ich hoffe das hilfe und viele Grüße, Lea
Hi Alison! In general, there is not big difference. The only advantage I see using the desktop app/OneDrive in file explorer is that it's a lot easier to access and very native to use, just like you would use any other local folder. Eventually, however, it's a matter of personal preference. All the best, Lea
Lea looks like the interface has changed since this video. Can you help me? I'm trying to find the setting for folder Synch. Where is the sync desktop, video and picture folder options? Tx
Thank you, Lea! You explain things very clearly. I found this because I was looking for the most efficient way to move files to a new Surface Pro. I ended up watching 4 of your videos! This question may have an obvious answer, but when I reorganize my file and folder structure based on your other excellent video, will OneDrive automatically update to the revised folder structure as I work my way through the reorganization process?
Hi Robert, thank you so much for your support! Not sure what you mean by "OneDrive automatically update". If you are working in OneDrive in the browser that's for sure, because you are changing your OneDrive folder structure. If you are working in your file explorer, where you have synced and mirrored your OneDrive, then as well. However, if you are working on your local drive, for example, that is not synced with OneDrive, OneDrive will not update (only synced files and folders will do so). Hope this answers your question. All the best, Lea
@@LeaDavid Thanks, Lea. Your answer is very complete and accurate. When I asked the question, I was unfamiliar with OneDrive, and needed to work through the process to understand how it worked, so I could predict what it would do. The process of setting up OneDrive and designating the files and folders to sync actually clarified the synchronization mechanism for me. Thanks again for your great videos!
Hi Lea. I hope you can help me. (File Explorer) In one drive icon there is this green circular thing attached to it. Sub of it is only showing 267-268-and 269 Now the problem is the files for 202, 203,204,205, and 206 Do youknow how to make those missing files show up?
I would love some help in transferring many files from my Office One Drive to my Personal One Driver, both on the same PC. For years I've been saving documents and personal photos on the wrong One Drive. e.g. 50,000 photos and videos. I should do this soon. Many thanks. Bob
Hi Lea, thank you so much for the video, please let e know what will happen if person from the company creates shared folder in one drive and the his accont will be blocked, persol left the company for example. Will the coomon folder stay?
Hi. Good question I am not entirely sure about. But I assume if the account will only be blocked and stay "alive", the folder will still be there. However, if the account/user will be deleted, all the information will be gone. In your case, I would check with your IT department.
Thanks for the video, If my company is paying 6 MS 365 Business Standard, how could we make it possible to share a pool of documents in just OneDrive with access to all staff?
You make the process so simple, excellent teaching skills! Do you know if a Dropbox account can be added to one drive and have have Dropbox automatically populate a folder in 1Drive when something is added to it?
Hi. I have a quick query. I uploaded a folder on my computer desktop onedrive with the option 'always keep on this device'. It is now available to access only on onedrive and is gone from the desktop. Is there a possibility that it stays on the desktop and gets synced to the cloud in background?
I am so confused about Onedrive - As an older person (81) I find it very hard to understand how it works and my head is spinning. When I take photos on my phone, I understand they will be shared to my tablet and desktop computers. After they have been shared, I then want to delete them from my phone, but if I do does that then delete from other appliances? This may seem like a simple question to you, but technology is not easy for someone my age, and I only need to keep photos on my main computer (i.e.desktop).
Hello Lea, you are a P/C genius in my book. Please tell me how I can add a Title to my photos in One Drive ( I have an annual subscription to 365 ) so that when I put the location into the search box I find the photo really easily. Can you HELP ???, Thank you Manfred
I wish one drive could backup like iCloud does for the iphones n ipads. I know creating a system image and uploading it is possible but an incremental save with an option to one click backup n restore (whole system) would have been so much better.
Hello Lea great introduction to One Drive. At the end (9:40) of the video, you tell us how to choose folders to sync with a computer. This option interests me! But I don't get the Account window with the Setting gear. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you and keep up the good work!
Hi Dominique, thanks! Even though I have never came across this problem, you might want to try the following: reboot your computer. Log in and out of OneDrive. Access OneDrive in the browser and change settings there if possible. Hope one of those options can help. All the best, Lea
Lea, i have spent so much time trying to sync music from Media Monkey player which I added 3-4 days ago. My one drive has several instances with Sync issues so, ...I'm not getting the data sent. I am so unsure of signed in in, shortcuts accessibility options. I'm a very frustrated singer/ songwriter with 50,000 songs and my own songs and collaborations waiting to be organized, worked on and distributed. I'm studying many RUclips Videos regarding this.(my shoulders are like stone from tension) Previously, while backing up many desktop songs, pictures and Word documents, data would transfer at 0kb rate and fail to transfer, couldn't even delete these I'm still studying this...If only their was a RUclips for 75 year old's. who are ambitious but fearful of losing tears and years of data. Being a writer, I so fear not being able to back up and/or access documents and media. 4/3/2024 ..Help, ...please! Doug in Michigan, USA
Hi Doug, thanks for sharing your challenge. However, I do not know Media Monkey Player which is why I am afraid, I cannot support here. Your issue sounds very individual which makes it difficult to help remotely. Maybe you can consult a local computer specialist that can support you!? Good luck and all the best, Lea
Hi, thanks for all the great tips. I have a specific problem im hoping you can help me with. i have lots of photos all in folders but only some of them have a thumbnail pic that is a mountain and sun. I cannot view these pictures but i can if i choose to download them. I have cleaned the thumbnail cache and tried a few other fixes but with no luck
Hi Kerwin, thanks for sharing. However, since this is quite a specific problem it's very hard for me to judge remotely. Sorry about that and all the best, Lea
It would be helpful to open with the settings section and the importance of configuration of Windows default folders and saving documents locally. My problem has been that users do NOT recognize that they are synching Desktop, Documents and Pictures to OneDrive. Then when they go to Unsync their OneDrive, their files are only on OneDrive and they panic because they think they deleted everything.
Hey Lea, I just watched your video and I must say that it was really informative and well-made. I loved your videos. I was wondering if I could help you edit your videos and also make highly engaging shorts for you?
how to delete a single page off of a KDP template? It's the acknowledgements page. It's numbered as 1 but a couple pages later, my book starts and it also is numbered 1. Could confuse the readers. HELP!!!!!
I bought my windows 11 pc over a year ago and went thru all my settings and stopped notifications. Later I uninstalled OneDrive. Recently I am seeing a popup notification to back up my files. It is there when I get on my pc - not logging on with a password. The notification tells me to connect to the internet so my files can be backed up. And, mind you, this is months after I uninstalled OneDrive. Please help.
I came across a very tiring problem with onedrive. I ran out of space on it and tried to un-sync my files, but when I do it, everything from my desktop disappears, besides icons and files that are not connected to OneDrive for some reason. I can't choose folders, they're unclickable for me. Also I downloaded my files to the pc and everything has the full green tick, but when I remove it from onedrive it still disappears from my computer. I have no idea what to do anymore. Nothing I find on the internet helps. It feels like 90% of my device files are in absolute connection with OneDrive.
thank you for your information. There are times I cannot get to the internet, so I need to keep all my files locally. How do I tell my files to be available locally? Also, will these files always be kept on my computer? I have another problem with One Drive. I use a software called "Family Tree Maker. There are data files and media files. I had no idea that One Drive identified the media files as pictures. My data files are no longer linked with my media files. How can this be corrected. The media file and data files have to be linked. I no longer sinc my files to One Drive and I was unable to send pictures to someone by using a flash drive. How can I send copies to someone on a flash drive?
Hi! Yes, if you want to use your files when you are offline, you need to keep a local copy or sync just before going offline. With the software you are mentioning, I can't help because I am not familiar with it, sorry!
Thanks for the video. I use one drive to back up all my photos and videos. However when I open up a picture folder, aside from the pictures showing, there are blank jpg files with an icon but says it cannot access the photo. Each file is 4K size and these may be duplicates. Also one drive won’t play any of the camera or iPhone videos I’ve uploaded. Says can’t access right now and to try again later.
Hi Dan, thanks for sharing. That's a good question I cannot answer remotely. Sounds very specific maybe to do with your internet connection or settings. Hope you can figure it out yourself or with the help of google. Best, Lea
Fine and good, but how to you segregate syncing? I have one MS account, but own two computers. I use them for very different tasks. I want to sync both to one drive for backup purposes only. The issue is if I have 8GB of data on one PC I use for CAD only, when I turn on my second PC that I use for gaming, ALL those files automatically start to show up and clutter that PC. Deleting them will have the terrible affect of deleting them from the PC I want them to be on! My only workaround "so far" - I haven't verified this yet was to turn off Onedrive syncing, maybe uninstalling from one PC. How can you segregate what gets synced to what?
Hi there! As I mention in the video, you can go to your OneDrive settings (on each device) and select or deselect the folders and files you would like to sync or not. Hope this helps, Lea
Little Info: If you sync the CAD files to OneDrive, it doesnt use any storage on your other computer, only if you double click the file to open it. You can check this in the File Properties. If the "Size on Disk" are 0 Bytes, then it is not on the local drive on the computer.
Lea so many thanks. I have in error purchased Microsoft 365 Web based. How can I identify office 365 non Web based with full functionality. Many thanks
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How to set up my OneDrive 365 not syncing everything
What a complicated mess. Asked to login 14 times. Forced to change my password 4 times. Finally after subbing the monthly OneDrive cloud, it refuses to backup credentials and tells me to verify my identity yet again (15th time) but does not tell me how I am to do this. So incredibly sorry I tried to do anything with Microsoft. What a garbage can of needless complications.
Been using computers/windows for many years. I find this 365 stuff very confusing. It looks nothing like the old versions. I can't figure out how to delete files, click and drag a file to a new folder. I can't do really basic stuff. What am I missing? I have an old computer (5 years) but that shouldn't matter since all of this is on the cloud.
Hi and sorry to hear you struggle with Microsoft. Hope my video could help you at least to some degree. Best, Lea
Yes it did, slow progress. @@LeaDavid
I agree.. why couldn't they just leave it alone? Drives me crazy.
I agree with these comments on confusion. What I need is a description of what is actually happening to the files at the outset and this video did not do this. For instance the term download was used but to where?
The term "in one drive" was used but what does this mean? To me it suggests ypu have to move folders in files into one drive just like you would to another physical drive. But then you talk about syncing existing folders. Definition please.
Disabling backup
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You are terrific at explaining things! Thank you for that. It is confusing, however, that you have to blur out so much of your personal files, etc. So that the novice learner can't tell what you're showing. May I suggest that you create a demo user account that doesn't have personal files so that you don't have to blur things out? I would also suggest that the demo account also have the Windows toolbar at the bottom. I understand why you have it on the left, but you lose many newbies with it there. Thanks!!
Hi Bill, thanks for your constructive feedback! Will definitely keep your suggestions in mind for the future. All the best, Lea
❤ agreed
This was such a clear and proper explanation!! Thank you maam
Thanks, glad you liked it!
I Have never used it before but now it's simple, Thank you
Glad to hear that!
Thank you for your clarity and explanation.
You are welcome, John!
Thank you very much for this great and short explanation - very helpful!
Glad you liked it, Tony!
Excellent overview of OneDrive. I learned on DOS many years ago and have always found the concept of bloated interfaces (such as Norton Desktop) repugnant. Great to know that OneDrive is nothing like that and I am now comfortable moving forward with the seemingly robust features. Thank you!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you, Lea✨, for all these tips! However, what I struggle to understand is how to change the various synchronization /availability states of files or folders.
Thanks for letting me know, Daniel. I might cover this in another video..
Lea this is an outstanding Video..... Thank you very much. You speak so clearly and fluent... Thank you !!!!
Hi Alexander, glad you liked the video! All the best, Lea
Thank you for making it concise and easy to understand!
Thanks 😊
Thank you. Excellent tutorial! We have Microsoft Office 365 Family. I have one desktop computer sync all files and store locally. That way I can use a cloud backup service as a secondary backup location (IDrive errors out on OneDrive placeholders). My Surface and other devices are set to on-demand file storage, so it doesn't consume too much storage.
Awesome, that sounds great! Thanks for sharing 👍
Viel danke! You make learning easy. Your explanations are to the point. Sie machen gutes arbeit! Gracias! Muy bien echo!
You are very welcome :)
@LeaDavid I really like your positive smile when you are explaining and Thanks for providing understanding :)
Thanks so much for your kind words!
Thanks for providing so useful information. Very informative.
You are very welcome, Sanjay!
Very helpful as a new user of OneDrive on my personal computer. I do not sync all files onto the OneDrive. Which is making it difficult to find documents that I saved on my computer only. I hope to find the solution as I watch your other videos.
I find it much more helpful to earn money doing what I know best and then hire someone like you to teach me directly so I learn very specifically and yes that’s the plan once I can afford to pay you hundreds of dollars an hour you’ve got a job
Very helpful tutorial! Have you created a video explaining the coordination of One Drive and SharePoint?
Hi Don, thanks so much. Not yet but I might consider this topic for another video going forward. All the best, Lea
I’d be interested in this too please 😊
Me too
You explain very nicely, but if I want to transfer all my work from Dropbox to OneDrive, will there be any problems directing me in transferring files or in the work environment? Will it work well for me as I used to work on Dropbox? Thank you.🙂
Suggest which software I should use to have this feature:
I have a laptop with a 500 GB hard disk.
I have an external hard disk of 2 TB.
I have a folder named DataA on my laptop with 475 GB of data consisting of folders and files.
I want to move everything to DataB on the external hard disk.
However, I should only see shortcuts in DataA for all folders, subfolders, files, and subfiles in the same hierarchy in DataB.
Additionally, whenever I save any folder or file to DataA, it should upload to the external hard disk folder DataB automatically and save only a shortcut in DataA.
Optionally, I should also be able to store specific files and folders (not shortcuts) in the folder DataA on my laptop.
This software should be similar to OneDrive, but it should not use the cloud; instead, it should use my personal external hard disk, which is offline.
Thank you for sharing. It help me to learn One drive more ❤
You are so welcome!
Great explanation. Thanks, for your efforts. Do you have a video you recommend for someone struggling with setup, with making sure folders are selected to sync?
My coworker has files which are not syncing automatically, and I would like to help him simply, and get the most from his OneDrive.
TOP TUTORIAL!!!! Thank you so much...
You are very welcome, Peter!
Thank you for this informative video. Was very helpful. Wish you spoke a bit slower though as I had no time to digest each topic as you spoke.
You can control the playback speed on the video
Yes I know I can control the speed of the video and pause it too. However using slower speed also distorts the audio. Am sure you know this also.
I know, but it may still be helpful:)
your explanation is great and this can let me more understand about onedrive. I quite like to use this onedrive to manage my stuff.
But recently, I had an issue about the "add shortcut to my file" feature.
How to change internet shortcut shared oneDrive files folder to local file folder explorer on Windows in this PC?
I tried many solutions but still can not fix it.
As usual great explanation. I ended up with OneDrive on C and another on F and can't figure out how to fix it. Any ideas?
WOW! Great video for this Onedrive novice. I will look at your next video and subscribe to your channel. Thanks!
Thanks 🙏
hi Lea, thank you so much for this great tutorial! Could you help me fix this: I don´t have the view options when using the onedrive web.
Very useful. Thank you!
Glad to hear that, Juan!
Great info, Lea. And very concise! I had to re-watch a couple segment because I was confused at first, but that's easy enough to do. One question: Does backing up the Public folder cause anything unusual to happen?
Very helpful tutorial! I make use of a Synology Nas in combination with Onedrive on my PC and Macs and Icloud on PC's and Macs. Onedrive I use for my work at school, while Icloud private and the Nas on both. Thanks again Lea.
Hi Patrick, thanks for sharing. I believe it's always a bit tricky to manage all if you use different OS but sounds like you have come up with a great system that works perfectly fine for you :) Best, Lea
@@LeaDavid That is right. However my school uses windows, where I use Max (I do have a PC, but I use it mainly for entertainment). School uses MS 365, that is why I set it up like that. And school and private is completely seperate. I like that. My Nas I use as a backup and that sort of things.
I hate one drive. My stuff disappears
It has happened to me twice with devastating, negative effects.
Couldn't add more to what the others already mentioned. Hope you could fix the issue, since it's always difficult to help remotely without further context.
Do you know a way to crack the subscription?@@TheRahulkamble
@@TheRahulkamblepaid version.
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That doesn't make it right. Your stuff shouldn't disappear simply because someone is using the free version.
Wow..... you did tremendously welllllllll Thank you very much indeed Lea.
Hi Nader, thank you so much :) Glad you liked it!
My sincere thanks to you for this video. I found it to be very useful, but I need a information please: how do I provide access to my OneDrive to everyone in my organization without sharing or providing links? Thank you again.
Thanks for the feedback! I believe the only possible way to provide access to other people is to share or provide a link. Do you work with Sharepoint, which might be an alternative. Best, Lea
Lea, I got a new computer and need to save a shared file to access in file explorer, not the browser so I can save documents to it. You mentioned it on this video but didn't explain that part. Maybe you have another video that does? If so, can you send me the link or help me figure out how to. I am SO backed up on some work & working off my old laptop just to get some things done. Thank you!!
Thank you for a great tutorial Lea! I have one Q... Me for example have 2 different accounts at Microsoft365 because I work for two companies. Is it possible to have two oneDrive accounts on the desktop of the laptop? Thank you!
yes please! Permissions and having two one drive accounts accessible at once was at first creating a sync issue. Now we are having issues sharing some of our folders and we are trying to change permissions and access. But stuck.
Hi Lia, sorry to hear about your challenges. Hope I can address some of them in a future video. In the meantime maybe you can fix some by googling?! Best, Lea
Great video 😊
Thank you so much, Vivienne!
Thank you so much! It really helpful.
You are very welcome!
Thank you Lea, very helpful!
You are very welcome 😊
wow!!!!great Lea Maam
Thank you so much, Sanchita!
Hi Lea. I am unable to delete files on One Drive. I’ve watched 100 tutorials and something is going on that I cannot figure out. This is a work computer but these are my files. I’ve asked our IT guy and he is clueless. I go to OneDrive; find a folder or file I want to delete; hit DELETE and I am told cannot delete. Or… SOMETIMES; it says deleted but does not appear in the recycle bin and it’s still there. I want to keep ONE DRIVE but I am over the storage limit and I want to purge… Thank you… Gene
Nicely explained
Thanks so much 👍
Great explanation - loved it! :)
Thanks for your feedback, Kerry!
Can we chose the folder in our laptop where we would like to sync OneDrive documents? Thanks
HI LEA PLEASE I NEED SOME OF YOUR VIDEOS ON ONEDRIVE
Haha, you can always watch them here on RUclips
Thanks Lea, very descriptive 👍
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks!
You are very welcome, Kevin! Thanks for your support, Lea
One drive has just downloaded 28,000 files onto my phone making me buy more space so I don’t loose some important documents.
I know there is a way to get those files into the cloud and off my phone but everything I have seen only tells me how to down load and I cannot find how to get them off. Do I need to do it on a laptop or can I do it on my phone?
Thanks for the info.
Hi please could you put up a video to fix one drive sync issues?
Noted, Arjun :)
What a nice video! Im wonder “what kind of content she does? let me see”. Organization stuff, I like it! Nice discover on YT
Thank you so much, Giovanne!
I still have so many questions regarding Microsoft 365 and Onedrive
Hope my video could clarify at least a few...
Well done L.
Thank you so much!
Is there a way to link or sync a Shared One Drive folder (from a client) to a Teams folder so that particular Teams folder is updated automatically as a client adds docs to it? Do you have a video on that?
Thank you Lea for you great advice and tips
You are welcome, Jayjay!
Thank you Look forward to more
nice one Lea, however, I would like to know how I can edit my file from another device
Hi Kenneth, thanks! Once you have synced all your devices with the same windows account details, all documents should appear on all of your devices and you should be able to edit them. Best, Lea
great video.. Thank you. ONce i sync to ONe drive, can i delete my pictures for example on my PC and they will stay in the cloud with one drive ?
Hi, yes. That's the idea to have them backed up in the cloud to free up space locally. However, I would suggest to try it first with some picture copies to check if you have synced and set up everything correctly. Best, Lea
thank you sir i want to start the one drive but which way i can down-lode the full video for training
You are welcome! Not sure if it's possible to download the video so it might be easier to just re-watch it here.
Hallo Lea, vielen herzlichen Dank für das tolle Video. FAST alles funktioniert super. Das einzige was ich richtig schlimm finde, ist das ich bei Bildern keine Vorschau mehr habe. Ich sehe überall nur ein Seitensymbol. Erst wenn ich die Seite anklicke, sehe ich welches Foto dahinter steckt. Ich konnte leider noch nicht herausfinden wie ich das ändere. Vielleicht kannst du mir helfen? Ich habe Windows 11Home.
Hallo Sabine, vielen Dank für dein Feedback! Aus der Ferne (ohne zu wissen, ob du die Browser oder Desktop/File Explorer Version nutzt) kann ich mir lediglich vorstellen, dass du die Ansicht der Bilder geändert hast. Probier doch mal folgendes: a) Browser: oben rechts solltest du eine Kachel sehen und dort verschiedene Ansichten auswählen können, b) File Explorer: dort solltest du unter Ansicht/View auch die verschiedenen Optionen wählen können (Vorschauch ja/nein, Größe, etc.). Ich hoffe das hilfe und viele Grüße, Lea
Thought how to know what is one drive & saw this video bundlle of Thanks
You are welcome 😊
Are there advantages to using the One Drive desktop app vs the browser version?
Hi Alison! In general, there is not big difference. The only advantage I see using the desktop app/OneDrive in file explorer is that it's a lot easier to access and very native to use, just like you would use any other local folder. Eventually, however, it's a matter of personal preference. All the best, Lea
Lea looks like the interface has changed since this video. Can you help me? I'm trying to find the setting for folder Synch. Where is the sync desktop, video and picture folder options? Tx
Thank you for this. I am not finding the cloud on my taskbar, but it is in my Start bar. Is this what you mean?
Hi, I am not sure what you mean by Start bar. But as long as you have the icon or can access your OneDrive in a different way, everything's fine :)
Thank you, Lea! You explain things very clearly. I found this because I was looking for the most efficient way to move files to a new Surface Pro. I ended up watching 4 of your videos!
This question may have an obvious answer, but when I reorganize my file and folder structure based on your other excellent video, will OneDrive automatically update to the revised folder structure as I work my way through the reorganization process?
Hi Robert, thank you so much for your support! Not sure what you mean by "OneDrive automatically update". If you are working in OneDrive in the browser that's for sure, because you are changing your OneDrive folder structure. If you are working in your file explorer, where you have synced and mirrored your OneDrive, then as well. However, if you are working on your local drive, for example, that is not synced with OneDrive, OneDrive will not update (only synced files and folders will do so). Hope this answers your question. All the best, Lea
@@LeaDavid Thanks, Lea. Your answer is very complete and accurate. When I asked the question, I was unfamiliar with OneDrive, and needed to work through the process to understand how it worked, so I could predict what it would do. The process of setting up OneDrive and designating the files and folders to sync actually clarified the synchronization mechanism for me. Thanks again for your great videos!
Thanks, Lea.
You are welcome!
Hi Lea. I hope you can help me. (File Explorer) In one drive icon there is this green circular thing attached to it. Sub of it is only showing 267-268-and 269
Now the problem is the files for 202, 203,204,205, and 206
Do youknow how to make those missing files show up?
I would love some help in transferring many files from my Office One Drive to my Personal One Driver, both on the same PC. For years I've been saving documents and personal photos on the wrong One Drive. e.g. 50,000 photos and videos. I should do this soon. Many thanks. Bob
Hi Bob, helping you remotely is quite tricky. It shouldn’t be too difficult, just drag and drop the files from one to the other?! Best, Lea
Thanks Lea!
You're so welcome!
Great video!!
You are welcome, Kenneth!
Hi Lea, thank you so much for the video, please let e know what will happen if person from the company creates shared folder in one drive and the his accont will be blocked, persol left the company for example. Will the coomon folder stay?
Hi. Good question I am not entirely sure about. But I assume if the account will only be blocked and stay "alive", the folder will still be there. However, if the account/user will be deleted, all the information will be gone. In your case, I would check with your IT department.
Thanks for the video, If my company is paying 6 MS 365 Business Standard, how could we make it possible to share a pool of documents in just OneDrive with access to all staff?
That's a very specific question for which you should probably rather address the MS support.
You make the process so simple, excellent teaching skills! Do you know if a Dropbox account can be added to one drive and have have Dropbox automatically populate a folder in 1Drive when something is added to it?
Thank you, Ed! That's a very specific question to which I do not have an answer unfortunately. Sorry!
Hi. I have a quick query. I uploaded a folder on my computer desktop onedrive with the option 'always keep on this device'. It is now available to access only on onedrive and is gone from the desktop. Is there a possibility that it stays on the desktop and gets synced to the cloud in background?
I LOVE YOU GODDESS
Glad you liked the video!
I am so confused about Onedrive - As an older person (81) I find it very hard to understand how it works and my head is spinning. When I take photos on my phone, I understand they will be shared to my tablet and desktop computers. After they have been shared, I then want to delete them from my phone, but if I do does that then delete from other appliances? This may seem like a simple question to you, but technology is not easy for someone my age, and I only need to keep photos on my main computer (i.e.desktop).
Hello Lea, you are a P/C genius in my book. Please tell me how I can add a Title to my photos in One Drive ( I have an annual subscription to 365 ) so that when I put the location into the search box I find the photo really easily. Can you HELP ???, Thank you Manfred
I wish one drive could backup like iCloud does for the iphones n ipads. I know creating a system image and uploading it is possible but an incremental save with an option to one click backup n restore (whole system) would have been so much better.
Agree, there are quite a bit of room for improvement..
When I click on the OneDrive icon from my Windows Start button it take me directly to the file explorer. How do I get the actual app to appear?
Hello Lea great introduction to One Drive. At the end (9:40) of the video, you tell us how to choose folders to sync with a computer. This option interests me! But I don't get the Account window with the Setting gear. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you and keep up the good work!
Hi Dominique, thanks! Even though I have never came across this problem, you might want to try the following: reboot your computer. Log in and out of OneDrive. Access OneDrive in the browser and change settings there if possible. Hope one of those options can help. All the best, Lea
My suspicion is that when your one drive is company owned/ controlled you don’t get the gear icon@@LeaDavid
Lea, i have spent so much time trying to sync music from Media Monkey player which I added 3-4 days ago. My one drive has several instances with Sync issues so, ...I'm not getting the data sent. I am so unsure of signed in in, shortcuts accessibility options. I'm a very frustrated singer/ songwriter with 50,000 songs and my own songs and collaborations waiting to be organized, worked on and distributed. I'm studying many RUclips Videos regarding this.(my shoulders are like stone from tension) Previously, while backing up many desktop songs, pictures and Word documents, data would transfer at 0kb rate and fail to transfer, couldn't even delete these I'm still studying this...If only their was a RUclips for 75 year old's. who are ambitious but fearful of losing tears and years of data. Being a writer, I so fear not being able to back up and/or access documents and media. 4/3/2024 ..Help, ...please! Doug in Michigan, USA
Hi Doug, thanks for sharing your challenge. However, I do not know Media Monkey Player which is why I am afraid, I cannot support here. Your issue sounds very individual which makes it difficult to help remotely. Maybe you can consult a local computer specialist that can support you!? Good luck and all the best, Lea
Hi, thanks for all the great tips. I have a specific problem im hoping you can help me with. i have lots of photos all in folders but only some of them have a thumbnail pic that is a mountain and sun. I cannot view these pictures but i can if i choose to download them. I have cleaned the thumbnail cache and tried a few other fixes but with no luck
Hi Kerwin, thanks for sharing. However, since this is quite a specific problem it's very hard for me to judge remotely. Sorry about that and all the best, Lea
It would be helpful to open with the settings section and the importance of configuration of Windows default folders and saving documents locally. My problem has been that users do NOT recognize that they are synching Desktop, Documents and Pictures to OneDrive. Then when they go to Unsync their OneDrive, their files are only on OneDrive and they panic because they think they deleted everything.
I see the challenge there. Hope people can still find their way and get better with OneDrive after having watched my video.
Why dont I have the menu at the top of my screen so I can view photos as list so I can transfer pics to my desktop?
Hey Lea, I just watched your video and I must say that it was really informative and well-made. I loved your videos. I was wondering if I could help you edit your videos and also make highly engaging shorts for you?
Hi Muhammad, thanks for your feedback! However, currently I am not looking for a video editor. Thanks and kind regards, Lea
how to delete a single page off of a KDP template? It's the acknowledgements page. It's numbered as 1 but a couple pages later, my book starts and it also is numbered 1. Could confuse the readers. HELP!!!!!
It would be nice if you could show us on a screen doing the things you describe.
I always try whenever possible :)
I bought my windows 11 pc over a year ago and went thru all my settings and stopped notifications. Later I uninstalled OneDrive. Recently I am seeing a popup notification to back up my files. It is there when I get on my pc - not logging on with a password. The notification tells me to connect to the internet so my files can be backed up. And, mind you, this is months after I uninstalled OneDrive. Please help.
I came across a very tiring problem with onedrive. I ran out of space on it and tried to un-sync my files, but when I do it, everything from my desktop disappears, besides icons and files that are not connected to OneDrive for some reason. I can't choose folders, they're unclickable for me.
Also I downloaded my files to the pc and everything has the full green tick, but when I remove it from onedrive it still disappears from my computer. I have no idea what to do anymore. Nothing I find on the internet helps. It feels like 90% of my device files are in absolute connection with OneDrive.
Great video Lea!
Thank you, Marie!!
In file explorer, none of the OneDrive documents show the symbols. How do I get these to show
thank you for your information. There are times I cannot get to the internet, so I need to keep all my files locally. How do I tell my files to be available locally? Also, will these files always be kept on my computer?
I have another problem with One Drive. I use a software called "Family Tree Maker. There are data files and media files. I had no idea that One Drive identified the media files as pictures. My data files are no longer linked with my media files. How can this be corrected. The media file and data files have to be linked. I no longer sinc my files to One Drive and I was unable to send pictures to someone by using a flash drive. How can I send copies to someone on a flash drive?
Hi! Yes, if you want to use your files when you are offline, you need to keep a local copy or sync just before going offline.
With the software you are mentioning, I can't help because I am not familiar with it, sorry!
What I need to know is how to remove One Drive from MY computer completely.
Including the default option to save every new file to my One drive folder
Sorry, that's not what I have covered in my video 🙈
Thanks for the video. I use one drive to back up all my photos and videos. However when I open up a picture folder, aside from the pictures showing, there are blank jpg files with an icon but says it cannot access the photo. Each file is 4K size and these may be duplicates. Also one drive won’t play any of the camera or iPhone videos I’ve uploaded. Says can’t access right now and to try again later.
Hi Dan, thanks for sharing. That's a good question I cannot answer remotely. Sounds very specific maybe to do with your internet connection or settings. Hope you can figure it out yourself or with the help of google. Best, Lea
is OneDrive compatible with Zoom presentations?
Fine and good, but how to you segregate syncing? I have one MS account, but own two computers. I use them for very different tasks. I want to sync both to one drive for backup purposes only. The issue is if I have 8GB of data on one PC I use for CAD only, when I turn on my second PC that I use for gaming, ALL those files automatically start to show up and clutter that PC. Deleting them will have the terrible affect of deleting them from the PC I want them to be on! My only workaround "so far" - I haven't verified this yet was to turn off Onedrive syncing, maybe uninstalling from one PC. How can you segregate what gets synced to what?
Hi there! As I mention in the video, you can go to your OneDrive settings (on each device) and select or deselect the folders and files you would like to sync or not. Hope this helps, Lea
Little Info: If you sync the CAD files to OneDrive, it doesnt use any storage on your other computer, only if you double click the file to open it. You can check this in the File Properties. If the "Size on Disk" are 0 Bytes, then it is not on the local drive on the computer.
Can I transfer my photos from my canon SD card to my OneDrive account without buying new laptop please tell me 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Sure. Maybe your PC has an SD card reader or you can buy a small gadget (SD card reader) to do that.
Lea so many thanks. I have in error purchased Microsoft 365 Web based. How can I identify office 365 non Web based with full functionality. Many thanks
Hi, sorry to hear that something is not working but I do not completely understand your question..
Beautiful work this.
Thank you, Dean!
Im confused. I bought a 365 subscription but I only have web browser. None of the other stuff is on my computer.
My one drive is having sync problems. I purchased an additional 1 TB from Microsoft 365 but it still won't sync
Sorry to hear that. Hope you can get it fixed, soon!