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What Is OneDrive?

Microsoft OneDrive is a web-based digital asset management solution that allows businesses of all sizes to efficiently manage, collaborate, and share files. Administrators can set up a private or public site for authorized users, who can then create online folders to store their documents. Businesses can share sensitive data without revealing proprietary information by allowing only authorized people to access the folder. Users can also access and edit documents within the same collaborative environment to increase efficiency. The Microsoft 365 interactive scanning app lets users scan and convert paper to searchable PDFs directly from their device.

Who Uses OneDrive?

Web-based digital asset management solution, which assists businesses of all sizes with file management, collaboration, document scanning, and personalized search.

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Reviews of OneDrive

Average score

Overall
4.5
Ease of Use
4.4
Customer Service
4.2
Features
4.4
Value for Money
4.4

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Md Abu Sadek
Md Abu Sadek
Executive Officer in Bangladesh
Verified LinkedIn User
Executive Office, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Secured and Fast Cloud Storage Solution

5.0 last month New

Pros:

Onedrive is popular cloud storage service. User friendly interface, multiplatform support like android, iOS, windows and security of data have made it favourite to users. Well integrated with Microsoft 365 is another facility of Onedrive.

Cons:

Low free storage (5GB) service than other cloud service providers is I like least about Onedrive.

Jill
Owner in US
Consumer Goods, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

One Drive is my one drive for productivity

5.0 last month New

Comments: We have solved the issue of sharing large files without having to download them to a drive and then bring the drive to the person I wish to share the files with. OneDrive has made this quite easy and therefore saving me time.

Pros:

One of the most impactful features is being able to access all of my data on all of my devices from anywhere.

Cons:

The only issue I encounter often is when someone is trying to share a file with me. If I look at my computer files under OneDrive it doesn’t show up. I have to open OneDrive in Microsoft Edge first and then open it through there. Otherwise it doesn’t show up in my files.

Sholto
Director in Australia
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Easy to use, but VERY unreliable

2.0 2 months ago

Comments: I lost a lot of very valuable data. I had put it into the Personal Vault, supposedly the most secure part of OneDrive. When I needed it, the directories were still there, but the files had all gone.Customer Support were pretty useless.

Pros:

Easy to use. You can just use it as a local directory and (theoretically) the data will be transferred to the cloud in the background.

Cons:

Unreliable. Nothing else to say - without reliability it's worthless.The only safeguard is to store the data somewhere else as a further backup. Which rather negates the value of OneDrive in the first place.

Fritze Anne Khaye
Customer Service representative in US
Consumer Services, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

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My One Drive review

5.0 last month New

Comments: Better value and excellent Windows integration. Additionally, Microsoft offers the office suite at no additional cost. Microsoft's mobile applications are excellent, and the online connectivity is faultless.

Pros:

The format of its files is identical to that of the Documents folders on our own computers. Hence, it is available and simple to comprehend. The desktop application is wonderful! You might mistake it for a regular computer folder since it is so beautiful. Lastly, the interface! A clear, basic, and stylish user interface is crucial to me as a user with a lot of files to manage. I can concentrate more on my job when my files are well organized, easily accessible, and well-sorted, as opposed to when I have to sort them periodically. Simply put, this program is unique to OneDrive. The three best qualities of OneDrive that make it stand out from other cloud storage services are these three aspects. The feature that allows you to define "shared by you" and "share with you" makes it safe to follow the files that are occasionally cast. Users can also keep track of the precise moment and action made by the file's modifier—a guest of the contributor.

Cons:

Large files can occasionally take a while to load on mobile devices. Some less tech-savvy coworkers find it a little confusing to see duplicate files listed—one set on OneDrive and another on the desktop. I try to explain to them that in case their computer goes lost, it is connected to an external box that is keeping the identical data.

Disco
Sales Manager in Kenya
Pharmaceuticals, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

OneDrive the perfect solution to all your problems.

5.0 last month New

Comments: I can access and edit documents within the same environment it's very effective.Helps alot in storage of files and can easily convert PDF directly from our phone.It is easy to use thus making it compatible for all of us.

Pros:

It is an industrious software whose main purpose is to save documents,or files in another cloud Have been using it to share information and files to my clients.We can share sensitive data without revealing sensitive information and it only allows authorized people to Access it.

Cons:

Love everything about it.It has done wonders for me.