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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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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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Changing the SkyDrive default path in Windows 8.1
The deeper integration with SkyDrive is truly beneficial, but my laptop has a somewhat small primary drive (an 128 Gb MSATA SSD), and when possible, i try to move installations and other folders(like ...
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How to see if SkyDrive is still syncing in windows 8.1?
Windows 8 displayed overlay icons on my SkyDrive files, so I could see which files are current and which are in sync.
After I upgraded to Windows 8.1 the files still sync, but I can't see if the ...
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How to Pause onedrive sync on windows 8.1
I have OneDrive running on my Windows 8.1 and I put many files in its folder to sync with online, Sometimes I need to pause this sync, is there a way to do that?
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Can't sign in to Office and OneNote can't connect to SkyDrive in Windows 8.1
The OneNote issue
Since I installed Windows 8.1 I can't open my OneNote notebooks stored on SkyDrive with OneNote 2013.
When I try to open a notebook in OneNote, I get the following error:
We can'...
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Windows 8.1 move OneDrive to existing folder after OS reinstall
Setup: I got my OneDrive folder with 200 GB+ files on my D: drive. All files are available offline.
Now I need wipe my C: drive and do a fresh install of Windows 8.1. When its done, my OneDrive ...
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Where is the offline copy of my onedrive synced Onenote file?
I have moved from Windows 7 and OneNote 2010 to Windows 8.1 and OneNote 2013. I backuped my OneNote book to a external drive and then opend it on Windows 8.1 again and (because i wanted to sync my ...
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Disable the auto-upload that occurs on each save
When I save a file in a desktop (Windows) Office application, Office attempts to upload the file to my OneDrive account. It does this every time I save. This works about 90% of the time. The other 10% ...
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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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Move files from local disk to OneDrive without re-uploading
On my home PC (Windows 8.1) I have many GBs of photos which I wanted to upload to OneDrive. However, at home my internet connection is awful and this would have taken aeons to achieve. So I copied the ...
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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 do I enable the Cloud settings in Notepad++ 6.6.7 for Windows 8.1 Update 1?
I updated to Notepad++ 6.6.7 and wanted to move the settings to my OneDrive. But when I open Settings->Preferences->Cloud, the DropBox and OneDrive options are both disabled.
How do I enable them?
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SkyDrive desktop app with Windows 8.1
Is it possible to have the SkyDrive desktop app in Windows 8.1? I see it has a SkyDrive icon already installed in Metro tiles, but it wants me to hook up Windows 8 with an account. I really have no ...
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