The current Whiteboard app (that comes with Surface Hub) stores whiteboard data in the user’s One. Drive for Business storage. As such it’s subject to any tenant region storage controls. The Whiteboard Preview app that is available from the Store saved the app data in Azure linked to your tenant.
Whiteboard has taken a modern app approach, and the physical files are not accessible in a ‘traditional’ sense. You must access the Whiteboards from within the app, and they can be shared using the built in sharing features. Files are stored on Azure within your tenant.
Where are my whiteboards saved on my computer?
There’s no indication of where your whiteboards are saved to. No choice about where to save on your computer. Most likely all whiteboards are saved to Microsoft’s cloud … but where? No control over privacy nor security. No way to reliably delete whiteboards nor backup. Microsoft Whiteboard is hard to use because it lacks even basic user tips.
As such it’s subject to any tenant region storage controls. The Whiteboard Preview app that is available from the Store saved the app data in Azure linked to your tenant. Currently the data is stored in the United States, but will expand to other regions when the app goes into production.
Moreover, is it possible to access the files in whiteboard?
While the concept of files etc. is ‘well accepted and used’, this does not mean that’s the best method for all apps . Whiteboard has taken a modern app approach, and the physical files are not accessible in a ‘traditional’ sense.
What formats can I save the Whiteboard screens in?
You can save the Whiteboard screens in the following formats: When Whiteboard screens are saved as a Whiteboard file (.wbd), they are saved as one file that can only be imported and reviewed in an Blackboard Collaborate session.
What is the Whiteboard app data folder in OneDrive?
When you start a collaboration session, Whiteboard creates a folder in your One. Drive for Business named Whiteboard App Data to store your shared whiteboards. After some collaboration sessions, this folder may continue to sync or process changes indefinitely.