You do don’t need to install OneDrive in your PC because it comes pre-installed in Windows 8.1.and you could see OneDrive application in your Start Screen.ġ. Mapping OneDrive on Windows 8.1 PC avails you extra space to share files and folders.įor Mapping OneDrive on your PC you need to log in with a Microsoft account in your PC. It means you can open you online OneDrive on your PC and files and folders and settings in your account automatically After mapping is finished you could see the drive name is changed to OneDrive and the option is present in file explorer. Cause is you have not mapped your network drive on your PC. When you open File Explorer on your PC you do not find OneDrive in navigation panel. Mapping Network Drive is syncing your online OneDrive Account with your PC. You can store 7 GB for free and if you require more space you have to purchase it. You can access OneDrive in Web browsers onĭevices like Microsoft windows, iOS and Android. It was developed by Microsoft in 2007 and earlier known as SkyDrive. The tech giant is planning to end support for Windows 10 in 2025.OneDrive is a cloud based file hosting service that allows you to upload, browse, share, sync and save files to a online storage place. Windows 8 reached end of support on January 12, 2016. Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 are in extended support until January 10, 2023. Microsoft ended the Windows 8 lifecycle in 2016 while mainstream support for Windows 8.1 was halted in 2018. "For machines that do not meet system requirements for Windows 10 or Windows 11 operating system upgrade, you can back up and protect your files by manually uploading them to OneDrive on the web, and continue to access, edit, and share your files on all your devices," it added.įor users using the OneDrive desktop application for business, starting January 1, 2022, support for this application will be aligned with the Windows support lifecycle. “If you are currently using one of these operating systems, we recommend upgrading your operating system to either Windows 10 or Windows 11 to avoid disruption,” it said. Users will have to upload/access these files directly on OneDrive for web. Upgradation requiredĪfter March 1, 2022, users' personal files will no longer sync. Personal OneDrive desktop applications running on these operating systems will stop syncing to the cloud on March 1, 2022, it further said. The end of support for OneDrive has been announced in order to focus resources on new technologies and operating systems, and to provide users with the most up-to-date and secure experience, Microsoft said in a post on its Tech Community forum. Microsoft will no longer provide updates for the OneDrive desktop application on personal Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 devices, beginning January 1, 2022, it has announced.
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