What is OneDrive?

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What is OneDrive?

What OneDrive is: the personal file layer of Microsoft 365, how sync and Known Folder Move work, the OneDrive-vs-SharePoint rule, and what admins control.

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What is OneDrive for Business?

The personal cloud file store for each Microsoft 365 user — 1 TB by default — with a sync client for Windows and macOS that also syncs SharePoint libraries, sharing links governed by tenant policy, versioning, and recyc…

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Should I store team files in OneDrive?

No. OneDrive belongs to one person and is deleted (after retention) when they leave. Anything a team owns belongs in a SharePoint site, typically through a Team. Sharing a folder from your OneDrive with the whole team i…

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How is OneDrive different from the consumer OneDrive?

OneDrive for work or school is tied to an Entra account and governed by the tenant (sharing, retention, DLP, eDiscovery); consumer OneDrive is tied to a Microsoft account with Personal Vault and family features. The syn…

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