Onedrive automatic file downloads

Upgrade to Code42 app version 6. Select the OneDrive cloud icon in the Windows taskbar notification area. On the Settings tab, unselect the Save space and download files as you use them box.

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If you disable this setting, Windows 10 users have the same sync behavior as users of previous versions of Windows, and aren't able to turn on Files On-Demand. If you do not configure this setting, users can turn Files On-Demand on or off. Enabling this feature sets the following registry key value to This setting lets you specify a minimum amount of available disk space, and warn users when the OneDrive sync app OneDrive.

Users are prompted with options to help free up space. This setting specifies what happens when conflicts occur between Office file versions during sync.

By default, users can decide if they want to merge changes or keep both copies. Users can also change settings in the OneDrive sync app to always keep both copies. This option is available for Office or later only. With earlier versions of Office, both copies are always kept.

If you enable this setting, users can decide if they want to merge changes or keep both copies. Users can also configure the sync app to always fork the file and keep both copies, as follows. If you disable this setting, the Sync conflicts setting on the Office tab is disabled, and when a sync conflict occurs, both copies of the file are kept.

To enable this setting, you must enable Coauthor and share in Office desktop apps. For more info about the Office settings in the sync app, see Use Office applications to sync Office files that I open. This setting lets multiple users use the Microsoft Apps for enterprise, Office , or Office desktop apps to simultaneously edit an Office file stored in OneDrive.

It also lets users share files from the Office desktop apps. We recommend keeping this setting enabled to make syncing faster and reduce network bandwidth. If you enable or do not configure this setting, the Office tab appears in OneDrive sync settings, and Use Office applications to sync Office files that I open is selected, by default.

If you disable this setting, the Office tab is hidden in the sync app, and coauthoring and in-app sharing for Office files is disabled. The Users can choose how to handle Office files in conflict setting acts as disabled, and when file conflicts occur, both copies of the file are kept.

For more info about the settings in the sync app, see Use Office applications to sync Office files that I open. This setting lets you specify SharePoint team site libraries to sync automatically the next time users sign in to the OneDrive sync app OneDrive. Do not enable this setting for libraries with more than 5, files or folders.

Do not enable this setting for the same library to more than 1, devices. If you enable this setting, the OneDrive sync app automatically syncs the contents of the libraries you specified as online-only files the next time the user signs in. The user isn't able to stop syncing the libraries. If you disable this setting, team site libraries that you've specified aren't automatically synced for new users.

Existing users can choose to stop syncing the libraries, but the libraries won't stop syncing automatically. To find the library ID, sign in as a global or SharePoint admin in Microsoft , browse to the library, and select Sync. In the Starting sync dialog, select the Copy library ID link.

The special characters in this copied string are in Unicode and must be converted to ASCII according to the following table. Enabling this policy sets the following registry key, using the entire URL from the library you copied:.

If you enable this setting, syncing continues when devices are on a metered network. OneDrive does not automatically pause syncing. If you disable or do not configure this setting, syncing pauses automatically when a metered network is detected and a notification appears. To not pause, in the notification, select Sync Anyway. When syncing is paused, to resume syncing, in the notification area of the taskbar, select the OneDrive cloud icon, and at the top of the Activity Center, select the alert.

This setting lets you turn off the auto-pause feature for devices that have battery saver mode turned on. If you enable this setting, syncing continues when users turn on battery saver mode. If you disable or do not configure this setting, syncing pauses automatically when battery saver mode is detected and a notification appears.

This setting lets you configure the maximum speed at which the OneDrive sync app OneDrive. This rate is a fixed value in kilobytes per second, and applies only to syncing, not to downloading updates. The lower the rate, the slower the files download. We recommend that you use this setting in cases where Files On-Demand is NOT enabled, and where strict traffic restrictions are required, such as when you initially deploy the sync app in your organization or enable syncing of team sites.

We don't recommend that you use this setting on an ongoing basis because it decreases sync app performance and negatively impacts the user experience. After the initial sync, users typically sync only a few files at a time, and it doesn't have a significant effect on network performance. If you enable this setting, computers use the maximum download rate that you specify, and users are not able to change it. If you enable this setting, enter the rate from 1 to in the Bandwidth box.

If you disable or do not configure this setting, the download rate is unlimited, and users can choose to limit it in OneDrive sync app settings.

Enabling this policy sets the following registry key value to a number from 50 through ,