How to map OneDrive in Win10 to local?

  

OneDrive is Microsoft's cross-platform cloud storage service. When using OneDrive for synchronization, we need to log in to the OneDrive software before synchronizing. The author believes that OneDrive's biggest advantage is its "placeholders" placeholder feature, which maps and displays the files and folders that users store in OneDrive to Windows. Only when you try to double-click to open a file will the file be downloaded from the cloud. Unfortunately, this feature has been removed from Win10. If we need to map OneDrive to the local, what should we do?

Microsoft is said to be rediscovered in Win10 Redstone upcoming OneDrive placeholder function, but in the meantime, you can still be a temporary replacement for the local network disk in Win10 will OneDrive map.

Mapping OneDrive to a local network drive

To map OneDrive to a local network drive, you need to use a separate OneDrive account ID for each user. You can log in to OneDrive with your own account and password. The account ID can be obtained in the browser address bar. Similar ID: https://onedrive.live.com/?id=root&cid=xxxxxxxxxxx

Copy and save your own unique Onedrive account ID and replace it with the following link address to become Mount path for Windows network drive:

https://d.docs.live.net/BFBC70A731369360

After obtaining the official network disk mapping path, you can use the following steps It is mounted to Win10:

1. Press the Win + E shortcut to open the Explorer and click on the "Map Network Drive" button.

2. Select a favorite in the pop-up window. The unused drive letter can be filled in with the previously prepared OneDrive mount path.

3. Once the connection is successful, Windows will automatically prompt you to enter the Microsoft account and password used by Onedrive for authentication. Once the verification is successful, the mapping can be completed.

After that, you can use OneDrive disk space just like a local disk, and all files are stored in the cloud, so you don't have to worry about taking up local disk space when you synchronize. The default mapped OneDrive name is your OneDrive account ID, which you can rename using the F2 shortcut.

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