Windows 10: Can OneDrive work like Google Drive?

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  1. NATHANKIDD1
    NathanKidd1 Win User

    Can OneDrive work like Google Drive?


    I've been using Google Drive to backup files on various flash drives for years now. I've noticed Google Drive takes so long to process files and often times freezes up when tasked with larger operations like mass deleting files or adding many files. On top of those issues, I would like to have another cloud service backup provider just in case Google Drive or my own flash drives fail. My question is, how can I get OneDrive to operate like Google Drive. Such as: If I add a file to the flash drive I have synced to Google Drive, it gets automatically backed up. OneDrive only lets me do this if I

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    NathanKidd1, Apr 18, 2025
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  2. JIMBO45
    jimbo45 Win User

    onedrive / google drive on Linux

    Hi folks

    1) Install rclone on Linux via your package manager - on arch / manjaro it's in the AUR (yay rclone)

    2) follow these instructions after installing rclone (start at step 2 in the instructions !! skip step 1 -- install via your own package manager)

    How To Mount OneDrive In Linux Using Rclone (Supports Business And Personal Accounts) - Linux Uprising Blog

    After Web browser opens -- sign in and save as book mark

    Then next time at boot or whenever to mount the one drive disk simply run this command as a normal user

    rclone --vfs-cache-mode writes mount "onedrive": ~/OneDrive


    Can OneDrive work like Google Drive? 334981d1622216661t-onedrive-google-drive-linux-screenshot_20210528_164304.png


    Your OneDrive cloud disk will be mounted on onedrive in your Linux system - access just like Windows


    Can OneDrive work like Google Drive? 334982d1622216794t-onedrive-google-drive-linux-screenshot_20210528_164531.png


    And from the browser


    Can OneDrive work like Google Drive? 334983d1622216940t-onedrive-google-drive-linux-screenshot_20210528_164830.png


    Job done !!!


    Cheers


    jimbo
     
    jimbo45, Apr 18, 2025
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  3. RCOON
    RCoon Win User
    OneDrive - Bait and switch (but to what?)

    Google Drive offers 17GB free, I see no discernible reason to bother with OneDrive's crippled storage capacity.

    EDIT: For a painless transfer, I used microsoft's SyncToy to do a daily backup of DropBox/OneDrive items nightly at 4PM to a Google Drive folder. Once I had finished setting up my phone's automatic backup and had my work flow transferred, I just stopped the auto-backup script and uninstalled OneDrive/DropBox and carried on using Google Drive. Switching cloud storage service isn't remotely arduous.
     
    RCoon, Apr 18, 2025
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  4. GREIVERBLADE
    GreiverBlade Win User

    Can OneDrive work like Google Drive?

    OneDrive - Bait and switch (but to what?)

    i was about to add that ... i never used OneDrive, since i got Google Drive previously i used Dropbox due to their offer when i bought a HTC One X
     
    GreiverBlade, Apr 18, 2025
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