Microsoft brings to Apple's MacOS OneDrive Files On Demand, which allows platform users to browse cloud storage without downloading data.
OneDrive Files On-Demand is one of the top features of Windows 10 that uses placeholders to speed up and reduce data usage.
Placeholders, which are essentially shortcuts to files stored in the cloud, allow files to be downloaded as they are used, without having to retrieve extra data from OneDrive. In this way, users no longer need to fully synchronize folders due to a single file.
OneDrive On-Demand files have been restored to Windows 10, having been previously removed from the operating system. They started on Windows 8 as placeholders.
On macOS, this feature works pretty much the same as it does on Windows 10. Here's what Microsoft explains: “OneDrive Files On-Demand helps you have access to all your OneDrive files without having to download all the data and use up storage space on your device.
When you turn on Files On-Demand, you'll see all your files in the Mac Finder and get new information about each file. The new files created in thenetwork or on another device, they only appear as online files, so they don't take up space on your device. When you are connected to the Internet, you will be able to use online files (online files) like any other files on your device."
To use this feature, you must be running at least macOS 10.14 Mojave, and have a local drive that uses the Apple File System (APFS).
OneDrive Files On-Demand is currently in preview stage. Microsoft has not announced when it will be released to everyone, but users can already try the service by downloading client from here (direct download link).
However, do not forget that this is not the final version of the application, so they are still there erroror other stability issues. More information on how to set up the client is available here .
