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But give it a try, especially for SharePoint 2010 since SharePoint Workspace will only sync a maximum of 1800 files. I haven’t personally tried it, so I can’t recommend it one way or another. At least until Microsoft includes this functionality, this free tool looks promising. It is developed and maintained by Marco Wiedemeyer. With versions for both SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013, its latest version added support for selective folder syncing.

I came across this tool actually earlier today, and it looks interesting.

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I’m not trying to be insulting here or state the super obvious, but just think that since you can’t selectively choose the folders, do you really need to have all the content offline? With the new mobile friendly views available in browser and all the apps available for Windows 8.1, iOS, Androi and Android, is offline really critical? It’s not that helpful, but it is an option.

Don’t use the OneDrive for Business client / Cope with Limitations.

So let’s take a look at a few options that we do have. With the OneDrive for Business sync client, you CANNOT do selective folder sync. That’s right, the consumer client can do things the business client can’t. What is going on? Am I in some kind of alternative universe? No, just the crazy world of Microsoft. Okay, so we do the same thing, we right click on the Systray icon and click Settings. To sync files from SharePoint 2013 libraries or OneDrive for Business libraries, you must use the OneDrive for Business client. With Office 365, OneDrive for Business users get at least a 1 TB limit of content to load up.

If you’re using Office 365 or SharePoint 2013, you are in the business world and using the OneDrive for Business client instead of the consumer OneDrive client. Selectively pick the folders you want, and click Ok.

Right click on the Systray icon, and choose Settings:Ĭlick the Choose Folders tab, then the Choose Folders button. But I don’t want to sync the entire contents, I just need some of it offline. By default, it will sync the entire contents.

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If you’re reading this, you know that there is an application that is installed on your PC or Mac that allows you as the user to sync files and folders from your OneDrive website locally to your computer for offline access. What exactly are we looking for here? Let’s be sure we are on the same page. But fear not, the point of this blog is to offer a few viable solutions as stop gaps until Microsoft adds this functionality. It will only sync the entire library or nothing. You can’t use the OneDrive for Business sync client and only choose certain folders. This is possible right? Okay I must admit I misled you a little bit by the title. They only wanted to sync some of the folders offline.

Users started uploading a lot of documents, and didn’t want to sync ALL of the files in their OneDrive for Business library.

#SHAREPOINT ONEDRIVE FOR BUSINESS SYNC HOW TO#

After walking through the capabilities and how to use the sync client, the question was asked about how to selectively sync only certain folders from OneDrive for Business and not the entire library. While recently working with some users who are migrating to OneDrive for Business for SharePoint 2013, I was in a discussion about how to use the OneDrive for Business client.

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