
Files are only downloaded when you access them. Because onedriver isn’t a sync tool, there’s no lengthy sync process to complete before you can use your files. The difference becomes apparent when you open and work on files.

That might sound like syncing, but it isn’t quite. Take a photo with OneDrive on your smartphone and it’ll be accessible on your Linux machine. Create a file locally on your Linux computer and it’ll appear in your OneDrive.

Your OneDrive will appear in the locations sidebar of the file browser, and as a regular directory in the terminal window.Īn important point to note is that onedriver isn’t a file sync tool, it provides working access directly to your OneDrive files. The onedriver application provides the same type of easy access to your Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage.
