Plan file sync for SharePoint and OneDrive in Microsoft 365
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Even though users can upload, download, and interact with SharePoint and OneDrive files from a web browser, the ideal experience comes with the OneDrive sync app for Windows and Mac, and the iOS and Android mobile apps.
The OneDrive sync app has a variety of configuration options for compliance, performance, user experience, and disk space management. While these can be configured at any time, it's important to consider some of them as part of your rollout plan.
You have several different options for deploying the OneDrive sync app: manually, using scripting, using Windows Autopilot (for the sync app on Windows), using a mobile device management solution such as Intune, or using Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager.
The OneDrive sync app is included as part of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Office 2016 or higher. You do not need to deploy the sync app to devices running these, though you may need to update the sync app to the latest version.
How do you want to manage sync on Windows computers?
You can manage OneDrive sync app settings on Windows computers using Windows Group Policy or by using administrative templates in Intune. Using group policy requires that Windows computers be joined to an Active Directory domain. Using Intune requires that the device be managed by Microsoft Endpoint Manager.
You can select how soon your users receive updates we release for the sync app.
Insiders ring - In this ring, users get the first changes that are released to the public. We recommend selecting several people in your IT department to join this ring.
Production ring – In this ring, users get fixes and new features in a timely fashion. We recommend leaving everyone else in the organization in this ring.
Enterprise ring – In this ring, you have more control over the deployment of updates, but users have to wait longer to receive fixes and new features.
Configure the following policy to set the sync app update ring.
Do you want to limit network utilization for sync?
Depending on your network capacity, you may want to consider limiting how much network bandwidth the sync app can use. This can be useful during a migration phase when large amounts of content are being synced.
Use the following policies to limit the network bandwidth used by the sync app.
Policy
Windows GPO
Mac
Limit the sync app upload rate to a percentage of throughput
Do you want to sync commonly used folders with OneDrive?
Users often save files to their documents folder or desktop. They may not realize that they should save these files in OneDrive. You can automatically sync these commonly used folders to OneDrive, prompt users to do so, or prevent them from doing so.
Use the following policies to configure how users commonly used folders are synced with OneDrive.
Do you need to sync files in a hybrid environment with SharePoint Server?
If your organization uses SharePoint Server 2019 or SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, you can sync files using the OneDrive sync app. For information, see Configure syncing with the new OneDrive sync app.
Do you want to limit sync to computers joined to a specific domain?
To make sure that users sync OneDrive files only on managed computers, you can configure OneDrive to sync only on PCs that are joined to specific domains. For more information, see Allow syncing only on computers joined to specific domains.
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