Microsoft is bringing OneDrive Files On Demand to Apple's macOS, which allows users of the platform to browse cloud storage without λήψη data.
OneDrive Files On-Demand is one of the top features of Windows 10 that uses placeholders to increase speed 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 it works almost the same as in Windows 10. On this Microsoft explains: “OneDrive Files On-Demand helps you access all your files in OneDrive, without having to download all the data and use space storage on your device.
When you enable On-Demand files, you'll see all your files in Mac Finder and get new information for each file. New files created online or on another device only appear as online files, so they do not take up space on your device. When connected to the Internet, you will be able to use online files (online files) like all 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 development previews. Microsoft hasn't said when it will be available to everyone, but users can already try the service by downloading the client from here (direct download link).
However, do not forget that this is not the final version of the application, so there are still bugs or other stability issues. More information on how to set up the client is available here .