Hans Brender is a Collaboration Specialist and has been a Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Germany for 11 years. Most people around the world know him as Mr. OneDrive. For the last 11 years he has been talking about OneDrive and collaboration around the world at conferences like Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft Build and local community events. These days he is networking, mentoring, leads a monthly live show about M365 news and gives workshops to the community, mid-size- and Enterprise companies.
In addition to the social profiles below, you can find Hans at: @hansbrender.bsky.social
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Add to OneDrive
This article discusses the advantages of using Add to OneDrive (Add shortcut to OneDrive) for synchronizing shared files and folders. If someone shares a folder in OneDrive, SharePoint, or Teams, you can add a shortcut to the shared folder in your OneDrive to find and work with the files. This synchronization method avoids the limitations of the classic sync method: only being able to sync or copy up to 300,000 items, data only syncing on one device, and problematic unlinking. The article also steps through how to move from classic sync to the newer Add to OneDrive sync method.
OneDrive vs. OneDrive for Business
Compared to other cloud manufacturers like Box, Dropbox, etc., there is more to OneDrive than just cloud storage. Learn how to improve OneDrive installation, learn key differences between OneDrive - Personal and OneDrive for Business, and learn how to avoid some future difficulties. Plus, read tips for how to get past the 300,000 files limit.