How to Get Files to Show on OneDrive on Mac with Step-by-Step Instructions

To get files to show on OneDrive on your Mac, you need to make sure that your Mac is connected to the internet and that you have the OneDrive app installed.

First, open the OneDrive app on your Mac, which you can find in the Applications folder.

Next, sign in to your Microsoft account to link your OneDrive account to your Mac. This will sync your files across all your devices.

Make sure that the OneDrive app is set to sync your files, as this will allow your files to show up on your Mac.

Setting up OneDrive on Mac is a breeze. You can do it in two ways, depending on whether you have an account signed in to OneDrive or not.

To start, you'll see a welcome window with options to choose from. Click on "Get the OneDrive apps" at the bottom-left of the sidebar to begin the process.

Using OneDrive is really little different from using any folder on your Mac. The default folders in OneDrive are Pictures, Documents, and Public, but you can add and name as many as you want.

You can designate any folder on your Mac as the primary folder for storing and syncing other files and folders to OneDrive. Simply click on it in the file explorer window.

To sync a folder, you'll need to select it in the file explorer window and then tick any, all or none of the subfolders that can also be synced between OneDrive and your Mac.

OneDrive Files On-Demand is a feature that allows you to access your files online without having to download them to your Mac. It requires an Apple File System (APFS) formatted volume for syncing files.

Here are some key things to know about setting up OneDrive on Mac:

To get your files to show up on OneDrive on Mac, you need to understand how to mark files and folders for syncing. To do this, you'll first need to turn on Files On-Demand, which is a feature that allows you to access your OneDrive files without having to download them all to your device.

Once Files On-Demand is turned on, you'll see new options when selecting files or folders in Finder. If you don't see these options, try relaunching Finder by pressing and holding the Control and Option keys, selecting Finder in the Dock, and selecting Relaunch.

You can mark a file or folder as online-only to save space, but you can still access the files and folders even if they're not stored on your device. This means you can still mark individual files within an online-only folder as always available.

New files or folders created online or on another device appear as online-only, but you can mark a folder as "Always keep on this device" to download new files to your device. This way, you can access the files even when you're offline.

Here's a quick rundown of how Files On-Demand works:

By understanding how Files On-Demand works, you can easily mark your files and folders for syncing and access them across all your devices.

Syncing files on Mac is a breeze with OneDrive. You can easily add and name folders, and even copy files into OneDrive by dragging and dumping them into the folder.

The default folders in OneDrive are Pictures, Documents, and Public, but you can add as many as you want. To sync a folder, go to the welcome window of the OneDrive app and click on "Choose OneDrive Folder Location" to the bottom right.

You can then select any folder on your Mac and designate it as the primary folder for storing and syncing other files and folders to OneDrive. Once you decide on a folder, simply click on it.

OneDrive will show you a list of subfolders that can also be synced between OneDrive and your Mac. You can tick any, all or none of them to sync.

If you're having trouble syncing a folder, try restarting the OneDrive extension. To do this, right click the OneDrive icon in the menu bar, click the three vertical dots, and then select "Quit One Drive."

Click on the "OneDrive" cloud icon you see on your Mac's menu bar.

The Office Upload cache system was the initial cause of the error, anyway.

Untick "Use Office 2016 to sync Office files that I open."