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~/Library/Containers/-mac/Data/Library/Preferences/Ĭonfigure the settings on macOS as follows:ĭefine the settings you want to change by creating a.

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Preferences for the OneDrive sync app for Mac are stored in property list (.plist) files. As an administrator, you might want to provide users in your organization with a standard set of preferences.

Manage OneDrive settings on macOS using property list (.plist) filesĪfter the OneDrive sync app for Mac is installed, users can configure settings for the app.

You can also use Apple Remote Desktop and AppleScript. Other common tools are Jamf Pro, Munki, and AutoPkg.

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The OneDrive sync app for Mac uses the Apple Installer technology for installation allowing you to use the software distribution tools that you normally use to deploy software to Mac users. By using a software distribution tool, you have more control over the deployment, including which users get the sync app and when.

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To install the OneDrive sync app for Mac, a user has to be an administrator on the Mac or know an administrator account name and password.ĭownload the installer package file to your local network, and then use your software distribution tools to deploy the app to your users. Install and set up the OneDrive sync app by following the instructions in Sync files with OneDrive on macOS. However, I’m just glad that this feature now exists, as the next gen client tends to be much more reliable and less prone to sync and auth errors than the groove.exe client has been over the years.There are two basic ways that you, as an administrator, can deploy the OneDrive sync app to Mac users in your organization: Since I’m in Australia and the tenant we collaborate in is in Europe, transfer speeds tend to be a little slow (especially compared to the performance I get with Dropbox). The next gen client helpfully supports selective sync, so I’m then presented with the usual prompt to choose which folders to synchronize.Īfter that it is just a matter of waiting for the initial sync to complete. After logging in to the Office 365 tenant that hosts our files I was able to navigate to the Group, select files and then click Sync. The steps for synchronizing a library to your computer haven’t changed. When you’ve completed both those steps, kill your OD4B client from the system tray (right-click the blue cloud icon, and choose Exit), and then search the start menu for OneDrive Desktop app (not OneDrive for Business) and launch it.

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Next, download and install the preview build of the OneDrive for Business client, then download and import this registry file. I just moved mine to a different folder out of the way. You won’t be missed, groove.exe.Īt this point you should make a backup of the files left on your local disk.

Select each of the libraries you’re synchronizing and choose Stop syncingĪs a final act of annoyance my legacy OD4B client crashed when I removed the last synchronized folder.

Right click the system tray icon and select Stop syncing a folder.

As you’ll see, they’re not steps that would be convenient to run through for every user in your environment, but for your own testing purposes and to see how the new features behave before they are rolled out to your clients you might want to try the preview on your own computer or with a few tech savvy users.įirst, disconnect existing synced libraries from the legacy OneDrive for Business client: To get access to the preview of the new features, follow the directions here.

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A list of other improvements is also included in the announcement, which you can read in full here. First Release customers will begin seeing it in the next few months, and remaining customers will be rolled out in early 2017 (which is later than originally promised, but at this point I’m just glad to see it finally happening). Using the legacy OD4B client (also known as groove.exe) has been a long-running source of frustration, with every attempt to work on files in the library requiring a troubleshooting session for sync and auth problems.Īt Ignite 2016 Microsoft has finally announced that SharePoint library sync has arrived (in Preview form) for OneDrive for Business. This also meant that synchronizing with files in Office 365 Groups was not possible, which for me personally was an annoying feature gap because we use an Office 365 Group to collaborate on writing and updating Office 365 for IT Pros. When the OneDrive for Business Next Generation Sync Client (which I’ll just refer to as OneDrive for Business) began rolling out, one of the missing features was the ability to synchronize content with SharePoint document libraries.