How do you tell the difference? The file is 'locally available' on your hard disk if you view a green checkmark in the white background next to it and not if you view a cloud icon next to it. Just right-click on the file you want to make available offline or download and select 'Always keep on this device' option. Now, you will view the green circle with a white checkmark on the file. You can remove the file from your hard disk by selecting the 'Free up space' option in the right-click menu.
The time it takes to download the file will depend on your internet connection and the size of the file itself. This is a Windows feature. The objective remains the same, however. Microsoft wants to save storage space on your computer using a feature called Windows Storage Sense. This is where things get a little confusing for some folks.
Here is how Microsoft puts it:. So, there are two checkmarks. One is green, and the other is white. You want the white one because Storage Sense will delete files with the green checkmark after some time automatically to save you space.
Again, right-click on the file and select 'Always keep on this device' option to save it offline. My typical way of opening this file in Excel is to click on the shortcut I created to it the. The file, of course, is located in a subdirectory on my OneDrive.
When I do this, the problem may not occur for the first few saves, but it will always happen at some point, and once it does, it continues to happen on every save.
I've tried saving it about a dozen times and have not yet encountered the problem. Again, I've tried saving it about a dozen times and have not yet encountered the problem.
I tried all of the above with a different Excel file, also on my OneDrive, and discovered the same results. The problem occurred on my first attempt to save the file when I opened it from my shortcut, but not when I opened it from within Excel using either procedure. I also have not encountered the problem when opening the OneDrive file by navigating to it and double clicking it in Windows Explorer. I have never encountered this problem when opening an Excel file on my local drives from a desktop shortcut.
I just created a desktop shortcut to a. Despite numerous saves, I have not yet encountered the problem in Word. I didn't bother to try the other methods of opening this file, as I could not duplicate the problem using the shortcut.
No, I did not try to save a copy of the Excel file, because I thought that doing so would not clear a potential collision with the file on the OneDrive. If I were to hazard a guess, with the results stated above, I would say that the problem has something to do with opening.
Because I do a lot of editing of a few Excel files, I like the idea of having shortcuts to them on my desktop, as it makes opening them so much easier. If opening these files this way is causing the problem, I'd really appreciate it if you could address and fix this issue, so I don't have to give this practice up.
This step will not delete any of your files in your OneDrive folder on the computer or in the cloud. Step 3: Open OneDrive app again, and you will be asked to sign in with your Microsoft account. Follow the steps after that, and choose the same folder location as before to resync everything quickly. I use OneDrive and Google Drive. I can always ask friends and colleagues to reupload the file on either of the options if one of them is acting up for some reason.
Most people have Google and Microsoft accounts anyway. I also get to use the personal vault feature of OneDrive, which is pretty cool and a must. Another benefit would be for free users who would get additional storage by using two cloud storage services instead of one. How do you deal with your free storage? Share your experiences in the comments. Next up: Do you have multiple OneDrive accounts? Check out how to add them to your Windows computer and manage them effectively.
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That being said, recently, I got hit by a strange issue where the OneDrive is not starting. Thankfully, the OneDrive not starting problem is pretty easy to fix. I know this sounds very basic, but trust me, restarting the system will fix a wide range of issues. If an application or process is blocking OneDrive from opening, restarting will unlock it and fix the issue.
So, close all the programs and reboot Windows After rebooting, try to launch OneDrive. Otherwise, follow the next steps.
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