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Microsoft OneDrive

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Welcome

When you first visit OneDrive.com you'll see this explanatory video and quick wizard at the top to take you through its features.

Share

You can share via a web link or share to another OneDrive user for collaboration.

Shared

Here you can see files that have been shared for collaboration.

Access PC

OneDrive is the only product I know of that will let you access any file on a PC where it's installed via the web.

All Photos

Photo presentation is clear and attractive, starting with the date based All Photos view.

Photo

The dark background lets the photos shine, and extras include tagging of keywords, people, and places. There are even comments!

People and Map

This shot shows people tagging and the sidebar map based on the photos GPS data.

Windows Phone

As you might expect, the Windows Phone app is the most powerful OneDrive mobile client, with search, but still no music streaming.

Android

The Android app now lets you auto-upload photos and videos.

iPhone

The iPhone app also offers auto-photo-uploading, with videos, too, unlike iCloud. The bad: No search.

Office 365 Integration

OneDrive is built into Office 365 applications as the default save location, and that's not a bad thing.

Manage Storage

This page shows you how much OneDrive storage you have.

More Storage

You can buy more storage at better prices than most of the big cloud competitors.

Office Web App

OneDrive is where you open and save documents you work on in Office Web Apps.

File System

On Windows 7 and the Windows 8.1 desktop, OneDrive folders can be worked with in the File Explorer just like any other local files.

OneDrive (SkyDrive) on Mac OS X

The OneDrive client software for Mac OS X appears in Finder.

About Our Expert

Michael Muchmore

Michael Muchmore

Contributor

My Experience

I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing on photo and video editing, operating systems, and web browsers. Prior to my current role, I covered software and apps for ExtremeTech and headed up PCMag’s enterprise software team. I’ve attended trade shows for Microsoft, Google, and Apple and written about all of them and their products.

I still get a kick out of seeing what's new in video and photo editing software, and how operating systems change over time. I was privileged to byline the cover story of the last print issue of PC Magazine, the Windows 7 review, and I’ve witnessed every Microsoft misstep and win, up to the latest Windows 11.

I’m an avid bird photographer and traveler—I’ve been to 40 countries, many with great birds! Because I’m also a classical music fan and former performer, I’ve reviewed streaming services that emphasize classical music.

Technology I Use

For everyday work, I use a good-old Dell tower with 16GB of RAM, a 12th-gen Intel Core i7 processor, and an Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti GPU that runs on Windows 11. I pair it with a 4K Lenovo ThinkVision P27u-10 monitor and a Logitech MX Vertical mouse. For offsite work, I use a 2024 Microsoft Surface Laptop with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor. Camera-wise, I moved to mirrorless from a Canon EOS 80D with a Canon 70-300mm IS USM lens. I now have a Canon EOS R7 with a 100-400mm lens, but I miss my DSLR for several reasons.

In order of usage, the software I turn to most frequently is the Edge web browser, Slack, Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft 365, Firefox, Brave, and WhatsApp. I use the Windows Phone link app to see everything on my Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra phone, which has excellent telephoto capability.

For fitness monitoring, I have a Fitbit Charge 6 and use an Anker Smart Scale P1. I’m also a streaming fan, so I subscribe to both Amazon Music Unlimited (especially for its Dolby Atmos content) and Qobuz (for its high-res sound quality and classical catalog). I recently added a Vizio 5.1 Soundbar SE, which sounds surprisingly good given its low price. To holler commands instead of using a remote control, I have the Amazon Fire TV Cube in the living room, which lets me verbally tell the TV what I want to watch. It hooks up to an LG B4 OLED TV. I have a Sonos One speaker in my kitchen that also ties in with Alexa, as does the Echo Dot 2 With Clock in my bedroom. For serious listening, I have B&W 601 speakers plugged into a Conrad-Johnson Sonographe amp and preamp, with a Cambridge Audio AXN10 streamer as source. For reading, I also have a Nook GlowLight 3.

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