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
    2022-03-07T22:40:31+00:00

    What MSFT did here is UNCONSCIONABLE!! Removed all my files and put the in the cloud only????? How does this ever make sense.

    I checked several competing services and chose OneDrive specifically because I could keep all of my info local on my primary device, and then choose which folders I wanted to keep local on other devices. To just make a change like this without notice? I had my laptop while on vacation and went to access my data and found none of my files on my device AND I DIDN'T HAVE INTERNET ACCESS!

    If this doesn't get fixed, I'm done!

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-03-06T09:14:29+00:00

    Okay, guys. If you're still stuck with this issue as I'm, I found one workaround at least now for my need.

    1. set the folder on your drive "Always keep on this device"
    2. you will find a tick mark as well as cloud download both icons.
    3. Copy that folder to some other local drive location or even some external drive if you have.
    4. You will find quite a few errors that Finder couldn't copy. Keep retrying (small circle button on resumable copy option).
    5. After it is successfully copied, then you will find those copied folder is fully local on your onedrive.

    At least this helps me to keep the files syncing, I deleted the file I copied to.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-03-01T13:41:50+00:00

    Thanks!

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-03-01T12:05:50+00:00

    Is there a way to download standalone updater for this version?

    Sorry, I don't know. Their download page allows only to download the standalone, try to download it from https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/onedrive/download to see if it will install the latest version.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-03-01T11:20:55+00:00

    Is there a way to download standalone updater for this version?

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