Anybody else using OneDrive?

[dreamshark]

 I wasn't going to touch this thing, but was seduced by the ease of transitioning my dynamically changing files from the old PC to the new. It sounded like a knock-off of Apple's dreadful iCloud, but it's actually a whole lot better. The settings for what gets synced and what doesn't are pretty clear and the syncing activity is extremely transparent. Best of all, you can login to your Microsoft account and manage the master filesystem at its source. And if you accidentally delete something you didn't mean to, you can get it back again for 30 days. 

But I'm still confused and annoyed by being forced to sync my desktops in addition to specific folders of files. What does that even mean? I'm in the habit of putting lots of shortcuts on my desktop, and I don't want them propagated from one computer to the other. Usually they aren't, but every now and then I do things in the wrong order and BLAM! Garbage shortcuts with broken links all over the highway.

And the constant subtle pressure to delete all my files from local media and just trust Microsoft to take care of everything makes me very uneasy. I have no intention of doing that, but there are so many settings to be aware of. 

Is anybody else using OneDrive, and what do you think of it?  Any tips? 

Comments

[lydamorehouse]

OneDrive recently saved my bacon.

When my computer died, I'd been using OneDrive as an extra spot to save my novel. It was all there when I transferred to a new computer. It was super-easy to retrieve.

I don't have any advice, per se, or tips. I just let the thing auto save, because I'm terrible about saving my stuff.

[dreamshark]

Okay, one vote for using OneDrive as a simple automated file backup system. If you only use it to back up files, the free 5GB plan should be all you need. Can't argue with that.