OneDrive Download on linux fail

Question

Hey, I have a Problem that OneDrive falls to Download my files on linux. There is no particular error Message, it just stops after a certain time and says it has failed.

i have tried in different Networks and with different Browsers but it didnt help.

Answer 1

Hello!

I'm Yasllame. I'm happy to help and clarify.

It's important to first clarify an essential point about OneDrive on Linux: currently, Microsoft does not offer an official OneDrive application for Linux. Access on Linux is only possible via a browser, which brings some known limitations — including failures during large downloads or multiple files.

Regarding the problem described: When the download starts and fails after some time, without a clear error message, this is usually related to:

Browser limitations when downloading large files or many compressed files

OneDrive Web session interruptions

Restrictions of the Linux system itself or the browser's download manager

Since you have already tested different networks and browsers, the behavior is consistent with these limitations of web access.

Recommended solutions and alternatives:

Download files individually

Avoid downloading large folders or multiple files at once.

Try downloading smaller files, one at a time, to reduce session failures.

Compress files in OneDrive before downloading

If possible, compress the files into a single .zip file directly in OneDrive Web and then try downloading the compressed file.

Use synchronization on another operating system

If you have temporary access to a Windows or macOS computer, the most reliable way is:

Install the official OneDrive application

Sync the files locally

Copy them to Linux later (via external hard drive, local network, etc.)

Use third-party clients (optional)

There are unofficial OneDrive clients for Linux (such as command-line tools), but they are not developed or supported by Microsoft. Use is at the user's own risk.

I hope this information has been helpful! If you need anything else, I'm here.

Sincerely,

Answer 2

@Crisss

Access on Linux is only possible via a browser, which brings some known limitations — including failures during large downloads or multiple files.

This is not an accurate statement. There are 5 reliable ways to access Microsoft OneDrive on Linux/FreeBSD platforms:

• Via the OneDrive Client for Linux — https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive — a free and open-source sync client for OneDrive Personal, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint. Supports shared folders, Microsoft Intune SSO, OAuth2 Device Authorisation Flow, the standard OAuth2 Native Client flow, and national cloud deployments (US Government, Germany, China). Key features include reliable bi-directional or one-way sync, rules-based client-side filtering, dry-run safety mode, FreeDesktop.org Trash integration, and full operation in both GUI and headless environments. Docker images and cross-platform packages are available, and an optional GUI is provided for easier configuration management: https://github.com/bpozdena/OneDriveGUI
• Via the 'onedriver' client - https://github.com/jstaf/onedriver — Native file system that only provides the OneDrive 'on-demand' functionality, open source and free. Supports Personal, Business account types. Currently does not support Shared Folders (Personal or Business) or SharePoint Libraries. Given that nearly all Personal and Business accounts are on SharePoint, and that 'onedriver' does not handle these oddities well - YMMV.
• Via 'rclone' - https://rclone.org/ — a CLI tool for copying and synchronising with OneDrive. Typical usage is one-way (copy/sync) run on demand or via cron/systemd. It also offers bisync for two-way sync (advanced; read the docs carefully - this has options major caveats), and rclone mount to expose OneDrive via FUSE for on-demand access (not a sync; relies on the VFS cache and different reliability semantics). Has interoperability issues with SharePoint.
• Via non-free clients such as 'insync', 'ExpanDrive'
• Via the web browser of your choice

Additionally, whilst GNOME46+ also includes a capability to access Microsoft OneDrive, it does not provide anywhere near the capabilities of the first three options and is lacklustre at best. It (GNOME integration) depends on GVFS components, that need to be up-to-date (1.58.0 or greater) to ensure relatively trouble-free operation.

Answer 3

It’s fixed thx regardless :).