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How OneDrive Sync works
One feature that confuses the hell out of everyone is OneDrive Sync available in SharePoint Online and OneDrive. So today I would like to clarify what it is and how it works. I have written a few posts...
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How to disable External Sharing on a User’s OneDrive
Some time ago, I wrote a detailed blog post on how to adjust external sharing settings for SharePoint and OneDrive and set the company-wide defaults for both. This is something that is controlled in...
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How to access files and folders others shared with you from SharePoint and...
I blogged in the past that the new best practice is to share files by sharing links to files instead of sending attachments. But here is a dilemma. As users, internal and external to your organization...
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How to request files in OneDrive
One cool feature that was added recently to the list of OneDrive capabilities is the option of requesting files from other users. It is a great feature when you want to “pull” the files from your...
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Add Shortcut to OneDrive vs. OneDrive Sync
Having been born in the former Soviet Union and having spent my teenage years there in the late 80s and early 90s, I am not used to having too many choices in life. In a way, it made life simpler – you...
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10 ways to make the most out of OneDrive Sync
OneDrive Sync, undoubtedly, became the preferred method for many users to interface with SharePoint. I listed it as one of the options available to users in this post. That is not a surprise; while...
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How to globally hide the Sync button on a OneDrive Web site
OK, I am not even sure why I am writing this post since the feature I am describing in it is kind of useless, but I got a few questions about it, so I would like to document it once and for all. It is...
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SharePoint vs. OneDrive – which one to use
Though I originally published the article comparing SharePoint and OneDrive back in 2015, I still get a lot of inquiries from my loyal followers and confusion about the difference between SharePoint...
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2 ways to keep SharePoint and OneDrive files locally on a computer
Working in the cloud has become synonymous with modern collaboration. Most of the time, the files are no longer on a C: Drive or a company’s network drive. They are “in the cloud,” or to be precise, on...
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How to block synchronization of certain file types in OneDrive Sync
In this article, I want to explain how you can easily block certain file types from being synchronized by your users via OneDrive Sync. It is a setting available within a SharePoint Admin Center, and...
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OneDrive Personal vs. OneDrive for Business vs. OneDrive Sync Client
OK, my loyal blog followers. I sinned, and I must confess in something. I should have written this post long ago, but I am only writing it now. There is one thing that confused the hell out of users...
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