How to disable Files On-Demand in OneDrive MacOS? It's enforced since the last update ...

Anonymous
2022-01-27T12:43:10+00:00

For OneDrive home and business, I cannot disable Files-On-Demand since the last update. This is crucial, I need full access to my files at all time.

What is going on? Why would you enforce Files On-Demand on your customers, isn't it enough to enable it by default? My 70GB of cloud data is not local anymore, sometimes I have no internet, you are locking me away from my files. Also making it impossible for me to do full text searches. Files On-Demand is also too slow, waiting a second to display folder contents is too much when you organize things in deep folder structures.

How I can disable Files On-Demand? Will you please stop knowing the best for your customers? We aren't toddlers. Thanks!

If Files On-Demand is enforced by policy, I will leave your cloud service once and for all.

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For business | MacOS

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-02-10T10:12:57+00:00

    Same here. So angry.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-10T09:09:35+00:00

    This "feature" made me miss 2 deadlines that day i updated because i had to wait for 1TB of data to re-download. And it continues to "impress" with adding extra steps to my workflows every day. OneDrive was a simple way to work synced with multiple people.. now its a headache. Looking into alternatives for a 119 people company..

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-02-10T03:21:25+00:00

    I'm so disappointed and thinking seriously on moving away from OneDrive.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-02-10T02:48:43+00:00

    Mia's reply to this OneDrive Files on Demand is really unacceptable. Forcing that on us is showing no understanding of a significant segment of users who want off line access to all files all the time. Not having a one-button method to override your insensitive approach with the recent update is disrespectful to the the user community, and saying that you don't have the resources to correct your mistake is laughable.

    Fix it!

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-02-09T21:46:17+00:00

    Great point Boatguy54!

    Few can do without Office....

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