Re: OneDrive for Business sync SharePoint libraries on Mac That's where I found the download and those are the instructions I'm following but OneDrive crashes during the initial setup process after I nominate my OneDrive folder for syncing. Jan 25, 2016 I mean everything related to OneDrive. If not the Add Account won't appear. Remove all versions of OneDrive from the machine, including OneDrive consumer from the Mac Store as well as any other OneDrive for Business previews. Open a Terminal window and type the command: defaults write com.microsoft.onedrivedf-mac EnableAddAccounts 1.
OneDrive for Business is a great feature that allows everyone to keep their data available basically everywhere. Based on a SharePoint, it gives you at least 1 TB of data per licensed user (more for different plans, will elaborate further on). What can you store there? Almost anything you want, keeping in mind the limits of the platform. What are the limits then? First of all we have to remember that there are 2 options for ODfB - Plan 1 and Plan 2.
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The Business subscriptions as well as E1 - that’s where you will find the Plan 1. E3 and above has Plan 2 included, which now gives you initial 5 TB cloud storage (if you need more, you can contact support to get it). You should also remember that SharePoint online Plan 2 includes the OneDrive Plan 2 - so you also get 5 TB. Other differences between two plans:.
data loss prevention (only in P2),. Compliance features - eDiscovery hold and export, preservation hold library (P2 only),. (also only in P2).
You should also be aware of the limits in SharePoint, which apply to personal sites (so - OneDrive for users): The above are the much more general ones, but what you should really care about are the limits for sync applications. Right now there are two applications available - the classic client (groove.exe) and the new generation sync client (onedrive.exe). The default is the first option, but you can always check what you are using (See - ) As the name suggest - the classic one has much more strict limits, than the new client. The biggest differences: File size limit for syncing - 2gb vs 10gb, Number of items that can be synced - 20000 (in OneDrive library) vs 30 million - worth noting that groove can only sync 5k elements from SharePoint library. So why don't we use the new client by default?
The biggest downside is that new client (the global availability version) DOES NOT support syncing the SharePoint libraries locally (for now, so 5th on January). HOWEVER - this feature is available in the preview - see below site for more info on how to test this: It should be GA very soon, so check yourself whether this option is available already! If you need more information about the limits (file types, invalid characters etc.) see the links below:. REMEMBER - you can install these two clients side-by-side! So if you need the SP library sync option, but you cannot use the preview version of new sync client - you are free to use groove.exe for SP libraries.
In the future (or maybe now already) most of us will want to migrate to new client. There are already guides available on how to do this: And also Important! New sync client is also available on MAC! As of 16th of December 2016 the OneDrive for Business portal is available in preview to First Release customers. You can finally administrate this feature in a very similar way that you do with Exchange or SharePoint. See the announcement blog to learn more: And that’s basically it - the OneDrive for Business is very useful to keep all the documents you work with in one place.
You can sync them from your local work laptop and access them basically anywhere with internet connection. If you have any questions - let us know.
See you in cloud! Cheers, Kuba.
There is a fair amount of confusion related to OneDrive for Business, so here we will try to clarify your doubts. First, OneDrive and OneDrive for Business are not exactly the same. The former is a hosting service for your files – documents, videos, pictures, etc.
OneDrive for Business app is essentially a tool that synchronizes your document libraries with your computer, so you can access them even offline. Just to give you a bit of background: OneDrive for Business was originally known as Groove. This tool was introduced a while ago, when Office 2007 was released.
It was designed mainly to allow you to collaborate with others, i.e. Work on documents together, without a server. You could sync files offline on all devices and continue working from home along with your colleagues. The application never became popular and by the time Office 2010 was released, Microsoft renamed it as SharePoint Workspace and redesigned it a bit. The software was transformed into a SharePoint tool to synchronize libraries offline. You probably know that the competition between SharePoint and Dropbox was pretty tough then.
With SharePoint 2013 release SharePoint Workspace has turned into SkyDrive Pro, its desktop installation enabled syncing SharePoint Document Libraries offline. “SkyDrive Pro” got Microsoft into a legal trouble and the company renamed the tool into OneDrive for Business. Well, this is how we have the sync tool that allows you to share and collaborate on documents with your colleagues.
Considering that there are certain OneDrive for Business limitations, it is likely the software will evolve further according to the needs of the market. But first let us have a closer look at what we currently have. This is administered by your company and your privileges are regulated by your company technicians. Files stored on OneDrive for Business are accessible only to you unless you explicitly want to share them with others, you can specify colleagues with whom you want to collaborate. ‘Shared with Everyone’ folder contains files you do not mind everyone else in your company to see. 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. The advantage offered by the app is that no files or folders get downloaded on your hard drive unless you open them from the OneDrive storage.
CloudMounter also provides support to other storage services such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Amazon S3, as well as WebDAV, FTP/ FTPS/ SFTP servers. Thus you can use this OneDrive client as a single point of access to all your data stored online. CloudMounter is absolutely safe to use, your passwords are stored in Mac OS X Keychain, and native APIs are used for logging into your accounts. The app’s full functionality is available in a trial version you can use for 15 days.
Then if you decide to purchase CloudMounter, you can download it from either the developer’s official website or in Mac App Store. Please note that the latter edition has a limited functionality due to Apple Sandbox restrictions and does not use FUSE for OS X component.