Windows 10: Mark OneDrive Files as Always keep on this device in Windows 10

How to: Mark OneDrive Files as Always keep on this device in Windows 10

Mark OneDrive Files as Always keep on this device for Offline Use in Windows 10


Information At Build 2017, Joe Belfiore announced that the new OneDrive Files On-Demand feature will be delivered with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.

OneDrive Files On-Demand is rolling out to Fast ring who are on Windows 10 build 16215. The updated OneDrive client will be rolling out over the next few days but can also be installed from here.

With Files On-Demand turned on, you can access all your files in the cloud without having to download them and use storage space on your device. All your files—even online-only files—can be seen in File Explorer and work just like every other file on your device. You’ll be able to open online-only files from within any desktop or Windows Store apps using the Windows file picker. And you’re covered in both your home and professional life since it works with your personal and work OneDrive, as well as your SharePoint Online team sites.

Your files will have these statuses in File Explorer:



Online-only files don’t take up space on your computer. You see a cloud icon for each online-only file in File Explorer, but the file doesn’t download to your device until you open it. You can’t open online-only files when your device isn’t connected to the Internet.






When you open an online-only file, it downloads to your device and becomes a locally available file. You can open a locally available file anytime, even without Internet access. If you need more space, you can change the file back to online. Just right-click the file and select Free up space.





Only files that you mark as Always keep on this device have the green circle with the white check mark. These files download to your device and take up space, but they’re always there for you even when you’re offline.








For more information about OneDrive Files On-Demand, see:

• OneDrive Files On-Demand now available for Windows Insiders - Windows Experience Blog
• Learn about OneDrive Files On-Demand - OneDrive

This tutorial will show you how to mark or unmark a OneDrive file or folder for offline use or as online-only using Always keep on this device for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Mark OneDrive File(s) or Folder(s) as "Always keep on this device" for Offline Use
• Option Two: To Unmark OneDrive File(s) or Folder(s) as "Always keep on this device" for Online-only Use

OPTION ONE [/i] To Mark OneDrive File(s) or Folder(s) as "Always keep on this device" for Offline Use
1. Open your OneDrive folder on the PC. (see screenshot below)

2. Select one or more files and/or folders with a "online only" or "locally available" status you want to mark as "Always keep on this device".


Tip If you would like to change all of your OneDrive files to "Always keep on this device" all at once, you could right click on the OneDrive folder in the navigation pane of File Explorer, and click/tap on Always keep on this device.


3. Right click or press and hold on the selected item(s), and click/tap on Always keep on this device to have it checked afterwards.








OPTION TWO [/i] To Unmark OneDrive File(s) or Folder(s) as "Always keep on this device" for Online-only Use
1. Open your OneDrive folder on the PC. (see screenshot below)

2. Select one or more files and/or folders with a "Always keep on this device" status you want to unmark as "Always keep on this device".

3. Right click or press and hold on the selected item(s), and click/tap on Always keep on this device to have it unchecked afterwards.





That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Enable or Disable OneDrive Integration in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off OneDrive Files On-Demand in Windows 10
• How to Specify when Storage Sense Automatically Make OneDrive Files On-Demand Online-only in Windows 10
• How to Free Up Space from Locally Available OneDrive Files in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Start OneDrive Automatically when you Sign in to Windows 10
• How to Choose Folders for OneDrive Selective Sync in Windows 10
• How to Sync Any Folder to OneDrive in Windows 10
• How to Change the Location of your OneDrive Folder in Windows 10

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Windows 10 - OneDrive

This is Windows 10 Pro... Enterprise is an entirely different deal and I'm sure I won't have problems that route, but I'm not forking over more $ to dipshit developers. The only thing I can think of is un-linking my Office 365 accounts within Office, but that defeats the purpose of accessing the files ONLINE and managing them from there. I have two alumni accounts, not a single problem in Windows 7/8 until M$shit devs decided to integrate Onedrive. I've deleted, renamed, set read-only to "msosync.exe," ... but windows continues to add it again and again, and NOW I just noticed it's now linking to groove.exe, instead of onedrive. Sooo fn annoying!



Onedrive on Windows 10 is not an 'app' it is integrated. Plus I don't fool around with the Windows Store thoughtless developer child bullshit. Windows Store ought to be completely removed from the Windows platform all together. Also I do not intend to completely remove Onedrive, it defeats the purpose... the purpose is to REMOVE it from Windows Explorer navigation and startup.

 

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.

 

Windows 10 - OneDrive

Can we have rant-less version, please?

 

Windows 10 - OneDrive

[/quote] Click to expand... Sorry, but I think you're confused and keep referring to Onedrive. There is a big difference between the consumer version of Onedrive business O365 version. I do not have the consumer version of Onedrive installed... it is Onedrive for Business. Also, this script is for "Onedrive" .... not Onedrive for Business. Thanks anyway.

OneDrive (for Business) built-in Windows 10 differences?

No thanks for providing a non-rant version. I ought to recruit about 20 million people and walk down to Microsoft headquarters and do them in. Tired of Microsoft forcing their childish development skills on the masses.

 

Windows 10 - OneDrive

Anyone know how to remove "OneDrive - For Business" from the Explorer navigation panel? I've tried just about every registry modification, and windows policy for "Onedrive" but they only seem to work for the consumer product, not for onedrive for business.

The onedrive product alone is so damn annoying and continues to load itself upon startup, even when it's explicitly remove from startup. It continues to automatically load and unload itself from within the startup folder... while I'm actively watching it load itself into the startup folder.