With all that in mind, let's go back to setup. Icons next to files show which are local, which are in the cloud, and which are syncing. OneDrive in Windows 10 with One Drive Files On-Demand enabled. I’ll explain how to use that feature below. If you instead want to see OneDrive in the cloud, go to Alternatively, OneDrive Files On-Demand lets you see and access all your OneDrive files, even those stored in the cloud, from File Explorer. By default, this shows you OneDrive files and folders that live on your PC - those that you've chosen to sync. In Windows 10, you get to your OneDrive via File Explorer. Syncing happens automatically, without you having to do anything. You'll have a choice to sync all of your existing OneDrive files and folders to your Windows 10 PC, or just some of them. OneDrive lives in the cloud, but you can choose to sync its files and folders to your local PC. If you don't see the icon, type OneDrive into the Search box and you'll be able to set it up.īefore using OneDrive, you should know the lay of the land. If you later want to set it up, look for the OneDrive icon on the taskbar and click it. If you don't want to use OneDrive, dismiss the notification. Click the notification to begin the setup process. If you’ve upgraded to Windows 10 on a PC, when you run Windows 10 for the first time, you'll get a notification that OneDrive is available.

You need a Microsoft account to use OneDrive.

If you don’t use a Microsoft account to log into Windows, you can log into OneDrive by clicking on its cloud icon on the taskbar and using your Microsoft account information to log in. When you sign into your Microsoft account, you automatically log into it. If you’ve bought a computer with Windows 10 on it, it’s already installed for you. Microsoft includes its OneDrive cloud-storage service along with Windows 10.

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