As for Mac, the One. Drive folder is usually put in the location users selected, for example, Documents > Microsoft User Data > One. Drive; As for Android, it has 2 places where you can open One. Drive conveniently – the app drawer and the launcher.
This of course begs the inquiry “Where is OneDrive for business located?”
The exact location of One. Drive is an operational details that is not published/disclosed. However, it’s reasonable to guess that it share the same data centers as Azure. After all, it’s just a physical location.
You could be thinking “Where is my OneDrive data stored?”
One common answer is, You can also buy One. Drive storage capacity separately. Where is this data stored? The files are stored in the Microsoft cloud, where are the servers located is not known and may depend on your location.
The next thing we wondered was, what is a OneDrive file?
, specifically one Drive files are available in one or two special One. Drive ‘linked’ folders that in-turn can contain files and folders. The first and ‘most used’ might be ‘One. Drive for Business’ that’s now routinely installed with Office 2016 software.
Is it possible to link multiple drives to one OneDrive?
Yes, but a symbolic link should work, as it happens on the file system level. It’s transparent to the user. It works with Dropbox and works with GDrive. It’s not working with One, and drive. Move the data off of the multiple drives and into your One. Drive folder and your issue will be resolved.
Does onedrive follow symlinks?
According to the support article which applies to the new One, and drive. Exe client, it says One. Drive doesn’t support syncing using symbolic links or junction points. If you are using old One. Drive for Business sync client (groove. exe), please note you can sync files of up to 2 gigabytes (GB).
This of course begs the query “Can I sync a symbolic link to my Documents folder with OneDrive?”
NTFS symbolic links (also known as symlinks) must exist on the same drive and partition as the target. We don’t recommend that you sync any system directories, and this includes the My Documents folder. Doing this may cause issues with various limitations in the One, and drive service.
Once you set it up the way One. Drive wants it, you’re golden. I moved my i. Tunes library and Pidgin’s user folder to One. Drive, and put symlinks to their original locations, and haven’t had a problem with it, ever.
What do the OneDrive sync indicators mean?
, one Drive sync indicators ( the green check mark or red X ) don’t appear on files that are accessed through the folder link. These files will still be synchronized and the status indicators will still be available in the original One. Drive local folder location.