Windows 10: How to sync OneDrive in the opposite direction, Computer to Cloud?

I see plenty of guides explaining how to use OneDrive to sync down files to the computer from the cloud but what about the other direction?

I have a folder on my computer that I'd like to use OneDrive in order to automatically sync the changes to that file up to the cloud. Is this possible using OneDrive or am I misconceiving how to use OneDrive primarily?

:)

 

Windows 10 - OneDrive

Right click on the app and one of the properties has an option to not automatically start it. Uncheck, restart the computer, and it should stop. If you want to go another step further, find the OneDrive app in the start menu, right click on it and uninstall.

If that is still insufficient, there is a batch uninstaller for OneDrive available online. I can copy the code here if you need it.

 

OneDrive sync.

If you don't want to sync all of your folders in OneDrive to your computer, you can specify which folders you'd like to sync.

Note: You can choose which folders to sync only if you are using the new OneDrive sync client.

Not sure which sync client you're using?

1. Open the Sync your OneDrive files to this PC dialog box using one of these methods:
   
   • In File Explorer, right-click a folder in OneDrive or OneDrive for Business, and select
     Choose OneDrive folders to sync.
     
     
     
     OR
     
   • Select the white or blue OneDrive cloud icon in the Windows taskbar notification area.
     
     
     
   • In the activity center, select More > Settings.
     
     
     
   • Select the Account tab, and select Choose folders.
     
     Note: You might need to select the Show hidden icons arrow
     
     
     next to the notification area to see the OneDrive icon.
     
2. In the Sync your OneDrive files to this PC dialog box, uncheck any folders you don't want to sync to your computer and select
   OK.
   
   
   
   Notes:
   
   • If you uncheck a folder you are syncing to your computer, the folder will be removed from your computer. The folder and its contents will still be available online.
     
   • The sync settings you choose are unique to each computer unless you're syncing everything everywhere. Also, if you're choosing folders on two computers and you create a new folder on computer A that you want to sync to computer B, you'll need to go to computer
     B and select the new folder there.
     

 

OneDrive Placeholders are coming back, now called On-Demand Sync




"At Ignite 2016, Microsoft has just announced that it is bringing Placeholders back to OneDrive on Windows 10. Now, they are not called Placeholders anymore — Microsoft is renaming the feature to “On-Demand Sync” which makes a lot more sense than “Placeholders”.

The company demoed this feature at Microsoft Ignite today, and it works just like it used to previously. As you can see in the screenshot above, the files stored in OneDrive weighed in around 9GB, but the actual size on disk was only around 3MB which is really neat. Of course, this feature isn’t anything new as it was available back in the Windows 8 days. However, Microsoft removed the feature with Windows 10, and after lots of waiting, they are finally coming back.

In case you are not familiar with OneDrive Placeholders, it’s a pretty neat feature which lets you see all of your OneDrive files on your computer — but they are not actually downloaded on your PC. When you open them, OneDrive will download the files on-demand, saving your local space which is really useful, especially if you have a PC that doesn’t have a lot of storage.

While Microsoft didn’t announce when exactly On-Demand Sync will be available to OneDrive users, we suspect it will be available with Windows 10 Redstone 2 — which is expected to arrive early next year. "

https://mspoweruser.com/onedrive-placeholders-coming-back-now-called-demand-sync/