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Install personal Onerive at a new job's PC with Windows 10 Pro, under domain

Leandro Páez 20 Reputation points
2026-05-13T12:45:21.1166667+00:00

Onedrive by default will sync all folders or everyone will appear with cloud icon then you at each folder can select store in my device?

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  1. EmilyS726 234.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-05-13T13:24:54.25+00:00
    1. Right click on the OneDrive cloud icon on the lower right on your taskbar to go to Settings.
    2. On the "Sync and Backup" tab, click on "Advanced Settings" to expand that section. Then under File On-Demand, click on "Download all files".
    3. Give it plenty of time to allow the files to be downloaded from the online cloud. On your computer's file explorer, you can observe the OneDrive folder and its folders/files inside. You want all of the green checkmark icon to turn solid green with a white checkmark. Depends on how many files you have, this process can take a while, so please be patient.
    4. Once all of the folders and files turn into the solid green icon with white checkmark, you can go back to OneDrive Settings. Very important - click on "Manage Backup" button, then turn off all folders listed there.

    Restart the computer after that. These folders will now back to your local computer and won't be synced to OneDrive.

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    2026-05-13T12:45:45.6233333+00:00

    On a new Windows 10 Pro PC joined to a domain, when OneDrive is set up, all OneDrive folders are visible in File Explorer, but Files On-Demand means they do not all download by default.

    Behavior after signing in to OneDrive:

    • OneDrive creates a OneDrive folder in File Explorer (for personal accounts it appears as OneDrive – Personal; for work/school as OneDrive – CompanyName).
    • All folders in the cloud are shown, typically with a cloud icon if they are online-only.
    • Files On-Demand lets files stay online-only until they are opened or explicitly marked to be kept on the device.

    Controlling what is stored on the device:

    1. To choose which OneDrive folders sync (are available offline) on the PC:
      • Select the OneDrive cloud icon in the notification area.
      • Select the Help and Settings icon, then Settings.
      • Go to the Account tab and select Choose folders.
      • In Choose Folders, uncheck folders that should not sync locally and select OK. These unchecked folders will still appear in OneDrive on the web, but not be stored on the device.
    2. Files On-Demand ("All your files, ready and on-demand") means:
      • Online-only files show with a cloud icon and do not use disk space until opened.
      • Once opened, they become locally available.
      • Files can be explicitly set to always stay on the device (using File Explorer options) so they remain downloaded.

    So OneDrive does not automatically download everything in full; it shows all folders, and Files On-Demand plus Choose folders let control which content is actually stored on the device.

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