The OneDrive app runs as a menu-bar item that includes sync status for files kept in the OneDrive folder. Adjust preferences by selecting the OneDrive menu bar item and clicking the three-dot More button. You're set up and have 5 GB of free space to use. If you find out you need more cloud storage, it is available for a reasonable fee. OneDrive handles sync differently depending on the type of file. For Office 2016 and Office 2019 files, OneDrive collaborates directly with the specific apps to ensure data are transferred correctly. If the Office desktop app is running, it will handle the syncing. If it is not running, OneDrive will. You have a local folder for OneDrive and an online folder for OneDrive attached to your Microsoft account. Anything copied into the local folder will be synced to the online folder. Remove by deleting the Documents folder in the local folder on the hard drive, this will sync the online folder to match.

OneDrive for Business is very key in saving the overhead stress or buying local disc space and adding more flexibility to how files are handled and accessed.

Being a lightweight cloud computing platform, it tries to save the occupied disk space, ensures versioning is well managed while ensuring ready access to files from many devices to the account is connected.

Known Folder Move (KFM) which is a feature of both versions of OneDrive (Personal/Business) enables end-users to back up their Documents, Desktop, and Picture folder contents automatically to OneDrive so they can be synced across devices.

Every improvement as you know comes with their resultant downsides of messing up with another feature within the Office 365 ecosystem. The KFM feature tries to back up the contents of the Known folders (Pictures, Desktop, and Documents) to the cloud and saves you the disk space which will now further allow you to “Always keep on this device” or “Free up space” as you deem fit. This singular action won’t be favorable and will be catastrophic to your Developers, Data Analysts, Accountants, and UI/3D designers.

As we have established earlier, the Documents folder is part of the Backed up Known folders and we all know that the Document folder houses major application data and outputs within a Windows PC. If these program data, application directories, and Design Data are being backed up and Made “Cloud Only” files, the disaster after this enforcement will be very gracious as these key stakeholders will be pissed to either start looking for their files or spend hours and days to reorganize their files.

I will explain in clear terms how this change affects each Knowledge user below in bullet points:

Software Developers – based on the earlier stated point of program files and IDE files being automatically saved within the Document folder (except when redirected), these data files and scripts will misbehave when synced to the cloud and called by either a function or a system process. For the fact that cloud files are secured both when at rest and in transit, the synced files on your PCs are usually locked and the file handler will always want to ensure you are working with an updated version. One way to go around this is to ensure your Dev files are on the “Always keep on this device” configuration.
Data Analysts – the same thing applies for Data analysts as they majorly work with Spreadsheets and database files (Access files are problematic on OneDrive for Business) which usually gets in the way of OneDrive designed processes and practices. Say for example you have an Excel Spreadsheet that has External Linked Sheets or a VLooked up sheet on your Desktop which traditionally has the “C:users{your username}desktop” location, when Known folder move is turned on, the Physical address remains the same but the contextual address gets changed to “C:users{your username}OneDrive – {your Business name}Desktop” and this messes up with your spreadsheets and referenced files. One workaround to this is saving your Excel files in either your Videos folder or on the root of your C Drive.
UI/UX Designers – for designers who work with Adobe Premier Pro and AutoCad designs, due to the file lock that exists within OneDrive synced directories, the files will be temporarily inaccessible to the application used for the design unless the files are on “Always keep on this device”. Also, the version control for Synced files will become an issue as these files might not have its versions saved to the cloud and you will have to rely on the in-app version store to recover changes.
Accountants – I think the same thing that applies to Data Analysts will apply here as they predominantly work with spreadsheets and SPSS files. These also will experience access issues unless on the “Always keep on this device” or when relocated to an unsynced location for the best experience.

Support Suggestion: I understand it’s a Protection/Security need within an organization to prevent data loss that these changes are being made. However, it will be advised if this is given as a suggestion while explaining what the setting entails and allow each Knowledge user to decide how and when they sign up for the feature. Back up your Documents, Pictures, and Desktop folders with OneDrive

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To-Do: I will appreciate it if you can share your experience with the file on demand forced-enforcement within your Organisation and how it affected your work processes so we can learn and offer workarounds.

Below is a video description of what Know Folders entails and how one can tweak them from the Registry editor

External Reference links;

You can manually update OneDrive from the 'Help & Settings' menu if it's not updating automatically.
If your OneDrive is experiencing problems, it might be because OneDrive isn't updating automatically for some reason. You can compare your current OneDrive version to the latest version number in the OneDrive app's Settings.
If needed, uninstall the current version of OneDrive before attempting to install the latest edition of the app.
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If you have a subscription to Microsoft 365, you probably depend on OneDrive to sync and back up the files on your computer to the 1TB of online storage space. Even without a subscription, you can still get 5 GB of OneDrive space for free.

Sometimes OneDrive doesn't work properly, though, and it's often because the desktop app needs to be updated. OneDrive should update on its own automatically, but if it does not, you can do it manually.

How to manually update OneDrive

You can check your installed version of OneDrive against the latest version that's available for download, and download the latest version if needed.

1. Info tab in microsoft word. On your desktop, click the OneDrive icon in the notification area in the lower right corner of the screen.

2. Click 'Help & Settings,' then in the pop-up menu, click 'Settings.'

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3. Click the 'About' tab at the top of the OneDrive window.

4. In the 'About Microsoft OneDrive' section, click the version number link.

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