Overview
What is OneDrive?
OneDrive from Microsoft is a cloud storage and file syncing service.
OneDrive the best Cloud Platform for Collaboration and File Management!
Excellent solution to save some files
A simple sync that is built into Windows
Avoid this steaming pile of junk if you want to keep your files and sanity.
Unlimited storage at best.
Well rounded functions for fair price
A great cloud storage solution for businesses
A Bitterly Honest Review of Ondrive
Convenient in collaboration
Reliable and secure cloud storage for business as well as personal users
Enable better teamwork in your organization with OneDrive
Autosave Has Saved Me
Great file sharing application for internal sharing and collaboration
OneDrive offers the most complete file sync and sharing system.
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Popular Features
- Device sync (111)8.282%
- Performance (111)8.181%
- File search (113)7.979%
- Reliability (112)7.171%
Reviewer Pros & Cons
Pricing
OneDrive for Business Plan 1
$5.00
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
$5.00
OneDrive for Business Plan 2
$10.00
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Starting price (does not include set up fee)
- $5 per month
Product Demos
OneDrive for Business: Demo of mobile device updates
OneDrive for Business: Updates to web experiences
OneDrive Ransomware Detection Demo
Demo Army: OneDrive for Business Demo
OneDrive Files On-Demand Install and Demo
OneDrive for Business: Sync client updates demo
Features
File Sharing & Management
Features that allow collaborators to view, work on, and organize files.
- 8.3Versioning(89) Ratings
Users can access the most up-to-date version of a document, track changes, and revert to older versions if needed.
- 6.7Video files(100) Ratings
Supports video file types
- 7.3Audio files(94) Ratings
Supports audio file types, such as .mp3, .mp4, and .wav
- 8Document collaboration(107) Ratings
Users can edit files and attach comments to files.
- 8.1Access control(108) Ratings
Users can control access to (shared) files, including different levels of access such as view-only or permission to edit.
- 7.9File search(113) Ratings
A search function that allows users to easily find files, and in some cases even search within multiple files.
- 8.2Device sync(111) Ratings
Device syncing that updates files connected to the cloud, keeping all files up to date regardless of where they are edited or viewed.
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Features related to security and administration for cloud storage platforms
- 7.5User and role management(96) Ratings
Administrators can manage users and user groups by role, in terms of setting permissions for things like file access, sharing, and editing permissions.
- 7.9File organization(108) Ratings
The ability to choose where files will be stored, and manage individual users' storage; includes control over file organization structure.
- 7.5Device management(91) Ratings
Administrators can manage devices connected to the cloud storage platform, including restricting access for certain devices or wiping files from devices remotely.
Cloud Storage Platform
Features around the functionality of the cloud storage platform.
- 8.1Performance(111) Ratings
Platform runs at a good speed on all browsers; files load and sync quickly.
- 7.1Reliability(112) Ratings
Cloud storage platform is secure, all features are consistently available, and the platform maintains file integrity.
- 7.1Storage Reports(86) Ratings
Includes reporting capabilities to monitor user activity and storage levels.
Product Details
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What is OneDrive?
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OneDrive Technical Details
Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Unspecified |
Mobile Application | No |
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Reviews
(1-25 of 113)OneDrive Can be Your Friend
- Keeps our files in sync with the SharePoint server
- Keeps any personal files synced but remain password protected
- Easy to access from any web browser
- My OneDrive will disconnect itself after I do a hard reboot over the weekend
- My OneDrive will completely disappear from view randomly
- After a hard reboot, most often I'll have to go into my applications folder to find the OneDrive app, then open and wait for it to sign in and sync
- Allows for easy organization of documents
- Secures files separate from general documentation
- Allows for documents to be collaborated on in live real time with multiple editors accessing the same copy
- Provides online access across the globe to resources for teams development and project needs
- Other platforms offer more encryption support for various formats of files
- Offer more storage for free tier to attract adoption of premium services - lowest offering of all comparable services
- Improve native application support with Android and IOS
Excellent solution to save some files
- Share files
- Collaboration
- Synchronization
- Need more space
- Synchronization is too long
Save my files to use it in some devices
Collabore with my coworkers and some providers
A simple sync that is built into Windows
- Sync - OneDrive does a great job having files available across all devices, particularly the on-demand sync available on Win10 and newer.
- Backup - I've used file versions and folder versions multiple times to revert to an older copy or undo an accidental deletion.
- Processing changes - This can take quite a while, particularly when a large number of files have changed or after a reboot.
- Syncing multiple accounts - It's possible, but not as intuitive as some other cloud storage apps.
- Nothing.
- Terrrible and inconsistent UI that does not work.
- You never knowing what is OneDrive actually doing, no logs or detailed information.
- With inconsistent sync, you not being able to pull your files to a new device unless you sacrifice a goat first.
Unlimited storage at best.
- OneDrive allows sending the folders you designate.
- OneDrive makes it simple to share huge files with people without having to contact them.
- Multiple people can access the same files using OneDrive information in the cloud.
- Maintaining real-time coordination with all of my devices has proven tough.
- System restore would occasionally stop working for short periods of time.
- Occasionally, the font of the papers is changed.
Well rounded functions for fair price
- Sync functions allow to access work virtually anywhere
- Collaboration options make working with others easier, increasing productivity
- It works seamlessly in different devices
- The one drive online functions allows to use office programs like work and excel without having them installed in a device
- Some functions and apps are not available to all countries/regions
- The one drive app takes too much space in mobile devices
- The apps for mobile devices lack some tools, like the option to search templates
- It could allow to manually plan when to sync, specially photos, which take long times to sync
- For collaborative work both in education and professional areas.
- For personal work in multiple devices, and "on the go" work.
- It's great for work that takes a lot of memory space, because it is saved in the cloud, not the device itself.
- It's a great tool for anyone working with a lot of creative files that can't be stored in small devices like USBs.
A great cloud storage solution for businesses
- Cloud storage.
- Multi-device syncing.
- Desktop access glitches/shuts down.
- More aesthetically pleasing interface.
A Bitterly Honest Review of Ondrive
- Doesn't crash
- Good for sending files that don't belong on servers
- Comes with Windows
- No access to settings while not syncing. This means you can't carefully pick which folders sync prior to actually starting the syncing. This is purely nonsensical.
- If you wish to hold syncing while accessing settings, the best you can do is limit the speed to 1kb/per second, but that will still lock folders that Onedrive decides to start syncing.
- Folder syncing control hell when choosing folders to sync: 'Sorry, your changes couldn't be saved', error messages that have terrible explanations for why Onedrive disobeys requests to omit incoming files from your PC from syncing up.
- Terrible UI layout and disregard for cloud-based design convention. Settings are hidden in weird places that require google results when trained professionals would usually find familiar settings.
Convenient in collaboration
- Allows users to simply access and navigate through the environment without the need for extensive training or hand-in labor.
- Fast cloud upload system.
- Auto syncing is incredible.
- Playback in cloud specially videos.
- Files not very organized.
- online storage of files without any size limit
- permissions to be set across files/folders
- preview of all files without downloading and download only those as per demand
- random issues with files not syncing on Mac OS
- download speed for large files is slow sometimes gets limited to 5MBps
- better performance in webapp would be great
Enable better teamwork in your organization with OneDrive
- Document management
- Possibility to work in the same file at the same time
- Accessible archive
- Sync[ing] can be slow sometimes.
- Other changes may be lost when someone working on the file is offline.
Autosave Has Saved Me
- Automatically Saving Documents
- Document Revision History
- Shared Documents
- We sometimes had sync issues where I would edit a document and the changes wouldn't show up on another PC. Not sure if it was me or the program itself.
- Internal sharing of documentation, materials, and collateral.
- Great place to collaborate and update materials between teams and resources.
- Great central access point for internal sharing.
- External sharing of materials, collateral, documentation.
- Archiving of information.
- Central hub site like SharePoint vs. just file/folder sharing.
OneDrive offers the most complete file sync and sharing system.
- OneDrive backups up the folders you specify automatically
- OneDrive files in the cloud allow multiple users to edit the same file at the same time.
- OneDrive allows you to share large files with others easily and without emailing them.
- OneDrive file conflict resolution could use some work as it can create multiple copies of the same file which can get confusing.
- It would be nice to get some kind of file versioning or restore from a previous date functionality for files stored in onedrive.
- Large file support is not allowed above 15gb files, which for some email backup files might not be enough.
- Sharing work files with colleagues at any time
- Documents are easily accessible from any device
- Data loss prevention
- I consider the storage of the OneDrive Basic plan to be low as compared to what other popular file-sharing apps offer for free
OneDrive- all your files at hand
- OneDrive is a multiplatform solution so that we can access files from the device of our choice.
- With OneDrive, workgroups can centrally view data, avoiding file loss and disruption to multiple employees.
- By organizing work groups, users may create dedicated directories for their department. This ensures that all descriptions of details, including documentation or multimedia files, are transparent, organized, and stored directly in public-access folders.
- It has sometimes been difficult to maintain real-time synchronization with all my devices. It repeatedly refused to upload files to the internet. Occasionally, autosave ceased to function for brief periods of time.
Review for Microsoft OneDrive
1) To securely store.
2) To access the data/files.
3) To share and collaborate with regards to the files being shared.
4) To have an easy access to the files and folders across the world and using any device (Mobile or desktop).
- To access files one has stored , across anywhere in the world with any device one is using (Mobile, Desktop, Laptop or Tablet).
- To have the documents, files etc to be stored and organize these documents to a secured location in the cloud.
- To have a data share or file share or document share done with others and have the capability to work real-time.
- Gives a scope of 1 TB of data storage per user and also upload files up to 250 GB in size.
- To have a sync in all the documents even when offline.
- There can be backup as well as protection of the files wherein one can easily recover from that of any accidental deletes or that of the malicious attacks.
- User documentation could be an area of improvement, as the user tries the trial and error method to learn.
- Could be more user friendly.
- Changes the font of the documents, but that rarely happens.
- Takes time for sync and leads to making the system stuck / hang.
- To view the photos in mobile , there should be a better UI which is user friendly.
2) To storing as well as organizing the work documents in a secure location in that of the cloud.
3) To make a real time work by collaborating and sharing the document with others.
4) Has 1 TB of store per user and can upload the files up to 250 GB in size.
A secure place to collaborate
- Organizing
- Back up
- Mobile friendly
- I don’t like it that the account owner has all the access.
Feature rich tool offering cloud storage
- OneDrive business helps us a lot in uploading and sharing files of events.
- It is incredibly the best ever platform for storing and saving files.
- It ensures sufficient data protection for the users. It is very much handy by helping us in making editing files whenever needed.
- It fulfills all your needs and requirements in the best ways.
- The only least thing about OneDrive is that large files present in a folder consume much time in opening.
- It always satisfies us with its full-featured and reliable services.
- quietly works in the background with minimal needed interaction.
- Reliably stores information and provides ready access to data and documents.
- Cost is built into our Microsoft subscription, and the overall cost is very low.
- It provides version history.
- It warns us of possible mistakes during file deletions.
- We have only one beef with OneDrive - it doesn't allow renaming of the OneDrive folders, so all of our OneDrive folders are named OneDrive which can get confusing until you label a folder at the top to identify which OneDrive you are in.
- One thing it does well is it integrates seamlessly with Office 365 applications, such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc. It is easy for users to open/modify/save documents from OneDrive within the Office 365 applications, without having to actually open that program in another window.
- It enables users to be able to securely share files both internally within the organization and those outside of the organization.
- The Sync function needs to be a little easier to use and understand. On the users part, it is imperative that they are trained into how this function works, or how best to use it. It could be confusing, especially at first glance.
- Another improvement can be made in the file size limits across the various ways of uploading files. In the most common scenario with business users using a work or school account, the file size limit is only 15gb.
OneDrive and you're done!
- OneDrive makes it easy to save files to the cloud.
- Simple setup on your computer.
- OneDrive allows access on multiple devices away from my main desk.
- I've not had any negative experience with OneDrive.
I would not store any sensitive data in OneDrive.
Controller
- Easy to use
- Assimilate with Office 365 seamlessly
- Quick Download & Upload
- The ability to access information everywhere with WiFi and/or Data connections.
- Downloadable app on other platforms i.e. Mac OS.
- Reassurance of better security especially when accessing through Public Network.
If you are an organization who deals with more sensitive information i.e. HIPAA specific, it may not be the best application as there will be more monitoring of users, pw protection, etc.
- Integrated with Office 365.
- Since implemented "Files-on-DEmand," has become unreliable.
- Files become corrupted and cannot be opened.
- Tech support is useless.
- Buggy software.