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Reset Skydrive/OneDrive sync? [duplicate]
Is there a way to have Skydrive/Onedrive completely restart the sync process and have all of the files as "online-only". I'm running Windows 8.1 Update 1.
While there is "make all files online-only" ...
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How to reset SkyDrive/OneDrive sync?
Is there a way to empty SkyDrive/OneDrive without deleting the files in the cloud.
I'm running Windows 8.1 and would like to revert all of the files to "online-only" mode except that the function ...
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Replace OneDrive with Dropbox in Windows 8.1
I was wondering if you can replace OneDrive with Dropbox. It looks like this right now:
I would like Dropbox to appear where OneDrive is now, and perhaps uninstall and completely remove OneDrive.
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How to split TrueCrypt file into smaller files for cloud backup to OneDrive?
I have a lot of OneDrive storage and want to back up my files, but rather than putting them directly in the OneDrive folder, I'd rather put them in a TrueCrypt volume for security reasons. However, ...
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How can I sync SkyDrive/OneDrive on Windows 8.1 when signing in to PC with local account?
I have previously asked how I can install, or upgrade to, Windows 8.1, without using a Microsoft account, because "I like to keep things separate, and just logon with a tradional local account. Any ...
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SkyDrive silently crashing after "SkyDrive sync engine stopped working"
I received the message
SkyDrive sync engine stopped working
when SkyDrive tried downloading a file that was currently in use on my system. Ever since then, SkyDrive has been silently crashing* as ...
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SkyDrive not updated to OneDrive on Windows 8.1
On one of my Windows 8.1 machine, the SkyDrive is updated to OneDrive - just a name change, nothing else that I notice. But on another one, it's not updated. I tried to check the updates, installed ...
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SkyDrive on Windows 8.1 is uploading files INCREDIBLY slowly
I am currently migrating my file storage onto SkyDrive. I have copied in my Project directory which is where I store my files. The directory is only a few hundred MB's, spans around 50,000 files.
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Can I delete a SkyDrive folder from my computer but not from SkyDrive cloud storage?
I have a Windows 8.1 computer, and all my SkyDrives files show in c:\Users\MyUserName\SkyDrive.
I wanted to move all my pictures to SkyDrive, so I moved all of them to my SkyDrive folder.
But now ...
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How to access a shared SkyDrive folder from Windows?
A friend shared a folder on his SkyDrive with me. The problem is that I don't see it in my SkyDrive folder on Windows 8.1 - both Explorer and the Metro app. I can access the shared folder on the web ...
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Limit Skydrive upload bandwidth in Windows 8.1
I've setup a new computer in the house with Windows 8.1 and have it syncing photos and music with Skydrive. The syncing works great, but it is taking days to get all the files uploaded and it is ...
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This PC Pictures versus Library Pictures
In Windows 8.1, if you go to Windows Explorer > This PC / Pictures > Properties / Location, you get a single location option for Pictures.
However, if you go to Windows Explorer > Desktop / ...
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SkyDrive on Windows 8.1
Is it possible to use SkyDrive on Windows 8.1 without using a cloud account?
I tried switching to a cloud account but it screwed up authentication between my PCs as they rely on identical user names ...
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How can I completely delete SkyDrive from Windows 8.1?
I installed SkyDrive and causes me trouble with Skype. I wish to completely remove SkyDrive from my machine.
Is there any way to do so? It sounds funny as I can't find it in the packages when I ...
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Should I let Skydrive sync my Documents and appdata/roaming folder?
A lot of applications save their settings either to the documents folder (/users/<username>/Documents/) or to appdata (/users/<username>/appdata/roaming/) folder. I want my applications to ...
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