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OneDrive is a secure access, sharing & file storage solution which enables users to store & share photos, videos, documents, & more at anytime, via any device

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HR Manager

Quick synching and the ability to organise folders and sub-folders is great. Overall, a decent program and certainly useful for small businesses such as myself.

Chaplain 

What I like best about this software is its ease of use and integration with Microsoft products and services.

This allow my team members files to be in its own "space" and this was a good thing. This was what I liked about the OneDrive but.

OneDrive has changed in 2021 and this change has brought about headache for all. No syncing because the OneDrive is locked and awaiting action by users who has no idea as to what is wrong.

Stylist

Its great to have a backup for all of your devices. Also great you can share files and docs with others with a link.

President

I use this for some collaboration but mostly to hedge against things like virus / ransomware attacks. A nice easy backup solution that has saved my butt a few times.

manager

Ease of use, reliability, security are great. It is easy to train employees on this software.

Software Engineer

I love that OneDrive is easy to use, and also makes it easy to store and share files. I also like the access control abilities to control who can access/use links and with which permissions/abilities.

Events Coordinator

I am greatly satisfied with this software. Its easy to use, has a good value for money and lets you save and share files in my workplace.

Student

I love OneDrive's seamless integration into my computer. It doesn't feel like I'm using a separate drive to store my documents; it simply feels like I am saving my documents on my computer.

IT manager

I like the ease of uploading documents and videos, good for  storage of some items, usually anything important I move quickly, it has been useful for both work and personal needs.

Game QA/QC Tester

Where do I begin, it constant instability, it is very hard to use use, sharing process and access permission are coming from hell and the version control is simply sadistic.

attorney

It is seamless, holds photos, works automatically and all you have to do is stay signed in. This is an excellent program for backing up all your material.

IT Manager

The most problem I have as a user is the sync problem, sometimes it gets stuck and you have to restart your computer.

Curriculum Spc.

This may be because of our internal security but the whole login "thing" with this seems inconsistent and annoying. I understand the reason for it and how it's used, it just makes me nuts sometimes.

Imperium Logistica

In general i love onedrive, it makes my life a lot easier and the cost is very good, i always get extra bonus storage and this is very good.

Legal negotiatio

One of its best features  is the online office apps. The customer service is top notch, I once accidentaly deleted some files, and they recover them within an hour of my help submission.

Consultant 

Positive Experience so far and have not yet had to contact Customer Service with any issues.

It has made my digital life much easier by giving me a simple and accessible place to store files that lets me access and share files and collaborate on projects. And, whether I’m doing a personal project or working with my colleagues, OneDrive helps me have my files accessible wherever I am and on any device I use.

Files can be secured digitally with it.

Onedrive - The doubleedge sword

I am happy with OneDrive as it automatically works independently on the background as it syncs every file that you save locally.

Self Driven Software

I have an amazing experience with the app.

Amazing Cloud App

I have been using it for the past 3 years and I love the ability to be able to see when the document was first created/saved.

Easy to use!

It has been alright, except the few breakdowns it has had over the past 2 years.

OneDrive Review

This is a life saver for our corporate team in our company. We are all located in different states so it makes it easy to share and collaborate with each other in a secure space.

Secure and Easy

Overall, OneDrive is an essential aspect of how I interact with the Microsoft 365 environment and collaborate with others across a variety of work-related devices. While it has its issues, I could not imagine working in a Microsoft workspace without it.

Microsoft OneDrive: Reviewing Its Integration and Functionality

I use it every day.  I sync my documents as I have two computers I use and smart devices.  I have rarely had any problems personally.  Some of my staff, who are not as "tech savvy", have had issues with the overall system.

One Drive is a great tool for the Windows OS

I've had a great overall experience with OneDrive. It has made my personal life and work much easier as I no longer have to carry around flash drives. I can save files from programs like Microsoft Office directly to the OneDrive service, and it's so easy to find them when I need to use them again. I highly recommend using OneDrive – it will make your life much easier too!

OneDrive is amazing!

Overall I love that I am able to back my stuff up and able to access it anywhere

One drive is a lifesaver

Overall, I am extremely satisfied with my experience with OneDrive, I have been using OneDrive for quite a while now and I would for sure recommend.

One of the best cloud storage programs 

It’s incredibly convenient for anyone already using Microsoft’s suite of tools, as it integrates smoothly with Office apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. On the downside, if you're not fully immersed in Microsoft’s ecosystem, it might not offer as many benefits compared to other cloud storage services.

Seamless Integration for Microsoft ecosystem users: OneDrive

The experience with Onedrive was relatively good. I like many things about it and it's familiar.

Better File Organization 

Storing files to the cloud with OneDrive and sharing and syncing data across devices has become simple and seamless across the devices I have it installed on.

OneDrive has come from behind in the cloud storage race

My experience with OneDrive has been disappointing. The storage space provided is insufficient, and the cost is too high for the amount of space you get. Additionally, I found the software intrusive as it created a folder within my documents without my consent. Overall, OneDrive did not meet my expectations for a cloud storage solution.

Disappointing Cloud Storage Solution

Our overall experience has been very positive and has been an asset to streamlining and organizing documents.

OneDrive has completely streamline the storage and sharing of documents

Secure and User Friendly

Overall a positive experience and easy to use in a small corporation.

Great for Small Businesses

IT was an utter nightmare. I was never assigned a company Microsoft email addy so I was told to sign in using my existing hotmail account from 1997. Big Mistake. Somehow my personal files ended up on the main company drive, and some were LOST when I was pruned from the company account. I do not recall giving OneDrive permission to merge my stuff with the company's but whatevs. To this day I have issues logging into my 25 year old hotmail account, which I keep for throwaway emails and such. Also, it downloaded the entire OneDrive account onto my Macbook Pro and caused glitches, crashes, and other weirdness that only went away when I wiped the machine and started over. OneDrive is just too complicated for small business. 

NO, please. Just no.

I've been super pleased with it. Refreshing end users' laptops went from taking 30 minutes to an hour to less than 5 minutes for migrating the data.

Very usefull for backups.

I have been using it since college, and I still have access to all my important documentation 

The best cloud service

Excellent built-in solution for O365/Windows users

Using OneDrive happily for many years and do not miss carrying around a WesternDigital external hard drive for big files like the old days! 

Trusted cloud drive with easy file sharing features

My overall experience has been very positive and I look forward to my continued use. 

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Lead System Engineer

Easy to use and Functional Cloud File Storage

Chris:                                                 Hi, my name is Chris. I'm a lead system engineer, and I give OneDrive a four out of five rating. And for more reviews like this, click below. We've tried various platforms for document sharing, Google Drive, Box, and we've decided on OneDrive. The other products simply either had compatibility issues. They didn't have robust feature sets that worked with our software and also just unfamiliarity with different products, users simply couldn't use them. So there were some different reasons why we didn't choose Google Drive or Box. So we chose OneDrive because it is compatible with the Microsoft ecosystem. Our users are very familiar with Microsoft and it's compatible with Office products and Outlook exchange. So it was a seamless integration as well as a familiarity with other various products that our users have used. So OneDrive has the compatibility that we needed.
                                                       It also has a feature set that allows us to work, and coordinate and collaborate with our teams to share, to review, to be able to securely share with third parties. So OneDrive simply had the feature sets that we were looking for and our users were able to effectively use. So the integration of OneDrive within our organization was fairly seamless because our organization was heavily using Microsoft products, Active Directory, Office products, Azure for cloud software. The integration went fairly quickly. Their documentation and procedures were well thought out and easy for our administrators to implement. And then from the user's side, again, very familiar and for them to onboard was just a continuation of what they were already doing offline except now, instead of file servers, they're using OneDrive cloud solution. And I think it made sense to our users as well.
                                                       So integration and onboarding was very seamless and easy for our users because they were familiar with the Microsoft ecosystem. So if you're considering OneDrive for collaboration, document sharing for your teams and your teams and users are already familiar with the Microsoft ecosystem, whether that's Outlook or the Office platform, I recommend that you look into OneDrive. Your users will effectively be able to pick it up day one and be able to use it and make very good use of it for their teams and collaboration. If your users are using Windows products as an operating system, then the integration with that platform is even greater. So it would be for them very, very seamless to pick up OneDrive and begin using it starting day one. So I recommend it for any organization or teams that are currently using the Microsoft ecosystem or Windows operating system.

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Well integrated Document Sharing; Lacks Polish

Andrew P.:                                             Hi, I'm Andrew. I'm a pastor. I'm reviewing OneDrive. I give it three out of five stars. And for more reviews like this, click below. Before using OneDrive, we were using Dropbox and it wasn't as intuitive for some members of our team that weren't quite as tech comfortable. And so we decided to give OneDrive a try.
                                                       We chose OneDrive for a couple of reasons. One, it was tightly integrated into the Microsoft 365 services that our team was used to using. It also gave us good version control, which for us was very important when multiple people were working on documents to be able to go back and see, okay, this is who made this change and to be able to track how things evolved during the process. Getting started with OneDrive was pretty easy. As I said, it was tightly integrated into the Microsoft 365 package we were working with. One hiccup we did experience was with desktop clients. Those took some more finagling to get working just right.
                                                       I do have a couple of recommendations if you're considering OneDrive. One is that the desktop clients do leave something to be desired. Particularly on Mac or Linux, they aren't quite as smooth and developed as they are on Windows. And if you were working with a team that likes to have that desktop access, that might be a reason to think about another product in this space. The other thing I would encourage is having folks get used to saving things in OneDrive. While that's a default option, getting folks in the habit makes it a lot easier to roll out to an organization.

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