Windows 10: What is the OneDrive folder?

I see a folder titled OneDrive in Windows Explorer and I'm not sure how it works exactly. Can someone explain?

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What is the URI for OneDrive (Windows Phone)

Hi,



Pls let me know what is the URI for OneDrive (Windows Phone) similer to URI listed on

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18616402/what-uri-protocols-exist-on-windows-phone-8/18616403#18616403. Or URI schemes for launching built-in apps for Windows Phone 8



Thanks

Shaminda

 

What is the URI for OneDrive (Windows Phone)

Microsoft OneDrive - Access files anywhere. Create docs with free Office Online.

OneDrive for Outlook.com accounts. If you have more than one account you will need to sign out and sign back in with the account you want.

Don't know what you are looking for from the references.

 

Hello Ashley, *Smile

OneDrive is a cloud-based storage service where you can view, browse, upload, and share the files you saved online to OneDrive.com. When you save files to OneDrive, the files are automatically available to access or share from any device, even if something happens to your PC.

We have several tutorials for OneDrive, but here are a few below to help learn more about it. Please give them a look through, and feel free to ask any questions you may have.

• https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2...dows-10-a.html
• https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5...ws-10-pcs.html
• https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...dows-10-a.html
• https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2...dows-10-a.html
• https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2...dows-10-a.html

 

The main advantage of One Drive is that you can easily share files. But if you do not want or need to share files, I would not use it.

 

So if I place files there, they are actually uploaded to a cloud server?

 

Correct.

The files will be on your PC and on the cloud.

 

Great, thanks for the info! *Smile

 

I'm glad we could help. *Smile

 

Just be aware that whatever is in the OneDrive folders is synced between the cloud and your PC. This means if you add or delete files from a OneDrive folder, say Pictures, they are removed from the OneDrive Cloud as well. So, it is not designed to save you PC space by off loading files to a cloud. You can share files on OneDrive cloud by signing in to onedrive.live.com and right clicking a file and'Share' to get a link to send someone. Enjoy your new found 'toy'.

 

Good to know, thank you.

 

Yes, good to know indeed, as I was unaware of this aspect of OneDrive.

 

To further elaborate with a practical example of this- say I have a folder, This PC/Pictures/Wedding which has 100 pictures from a wedding. I want to share 20 of these with other people. I need to COPY these 20 to a created OneDrive/Pictures/Wedding sub-folder and generate a link so friends can view or download these 20 only. The orig 100, incl the copied 20, are still in This PC/Pictures while the 20 dupes are in a OneDrive folder on both the PC and the OneDrive Cloud.

If you had MOVED the 20, vs Copy, they are taken out of the orig 100 leaving 80 and if you later delete the folder or some of the pictures from the OneDrive folder, they are gone from both locations, hence LOST for good. It is important to understand the implications of syncing only the info in the OneDrive folders vs the This PC files which are independent. You can also, by right clicking the OneDrive tray icon/Settings, pick and choose which folder to sync too, but let's not complicate things for people totally unfamiliar with OneDrive features.
Hope this helps somebody. *Wink