Feb 6, 2016 - First thing is to actually get the Client. The NextGen OneDrive for Business Mac Client is available in the MAC App Store, here is a direct link to. OneDrive for Business comes pre-installed with Office 2013. If you don’t have office, go ahead and download a standalone installer. To synchronize, click on the button to Sync on a document library. OneDrive client alternative. For those who are using OneDrive for Business on Mac, there is a way to simplify your work: CloudMounter is a tool that allows you to access OneDrive cloud storage directly from Finder, as if it were an additional drive on your Mac.
OneDrive for Business is a cloud service from Microsoft designed for you to store, sync, and share your work files. As part of or, OneDrive for Business lets you and your team members update, share and collaborate on any of your Office documents from anywhere, on virtually any device. Microsoft has recently made lots of improvement to the client that syncs files between your local computer and your remote cloud-hosted OneDrive for Business folder. This blog post highlights some of the new features (and things to be aware of) of the OneDrive for Business Next Generation Sync Client, and provides instructions on how to install the newly released client. New Features Highlights. Improved reliability and performance. Selective sync.
Support for large file up to 10 GB in size. Removing 20,000 file sync limit. Admin controls to deploy and configure for end users for and Software Requirements Requirements as of writing:. Windows 10, Windows 8, windows 7 or Mac OS X 10.9 and above. Note that the New Sync client will work side–by-side with the existing sync client.
Installation and Setup Step 1 Download and install the. After the client is installed, you’ll see the following screen. At this stage, the client only shows the Sign in with Your Microsoft account option.
The OneDrive accessed with your Microsoft account (such as Hotmail.com MSM.com and Outlook.com) is NOT OneDrive for Business, part of Office 365. This is your personal OneDrive associated with your Microsoft account. In order to sign in to your OneDrive for Business account associated with your subscription, follow the instructions in step 2.
Step 2 Extract the, open DefaultToBusinessFRE.reg and then open EnableAddAccount.reg After importing the registry keys, you will need to open the sync client from the windows start menu. This time it will show the Sign in with your work or school account option. Step 3 Sign in and configure the folder location (optional). Step 4 Select the folder that you want to sync locally and click next.
At this stage, the configuration is complete. Click on Open my OneDrive to go to your local folder. The Windows Taskbar will show the sync client icon and status of the sync. You’re all set and the new client has been successfully installed. What’s Not Supported in the First Release of the New Sync Client?.
The new sync client does not support syncing site libraries or on-premises instances of One Drive for Business. The new Sync client is not supported in windows 8.1.
Support for this version will be added later on. If a user opens an Office document from their locally synced folder in Windows Explorer, the Office application does not detect that the file is a OneDrive for Business cloud-stored file.