Sync One Drive

Question

I have a work computer and a personal computer and would like to have all my documents from both on OneDrive.

My work computer has office 365 with 1TB OneDrive space. I am not having any problems setting up OneDrive here.

My personal computer has office 2016. Both computers are logged in with the same Microsoft account (mine).

When I open OneDrive (using the icon in my taskbar) on my personal computer I get this message:

When I copy the link from my online OneDrive site (https://onedrive.live.com/?id=root&cid=ACDFB5E106728ABB - I assume this is correct??) I get this message: 

I have tried using folders within my OneDrive account with no luck. I also tried just using a folder off my C:Drive and no luck there either. Google says to use the "sync" option but I have no sync button on my online accounts?

I've also noticed on my personal computer the OneDrive icon doesn't display when I open a folder. It looks normal on my taskbar.

When I open it there is a document I just moved there from my personal computer but all the other documents that I can see online on OneDrive aren't there.

My goal is to save files from both computers onto OneDrive so i can access them all from both computers, from my phone, online when I travel etc. I thought this was how OneDrive worked but maybe I have it wrong? 

Can someone please help?

Thanks,

Britelle

Answer 1

Does this information help you?

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/sync-f...

Answer 2

Hello Britelle,

I see on your picture that you still using old onedrive client that has been discontinued.

In the following link that ill attached below you ill find the new onedrive client there is not more onedrive for business now you can use personal account and work and school account together using the new client

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/sync-f...

Just pause your current syncrhonization after you configure the new client, once you notice all files are synced correctly, procced to unlink onedrive for business from your pc.

Answer 3

Hello my name is Yohandi

It is a pleasure to have your participation in the Microsoft Community.

To sync OneDrive for Business to your computer

1- Sign in to OneDrive on the web.

2- Select the Sync button.

3- When your browser asks for permission to open Microsoft OneDrive, click Allow or Yes.

4- What happens next depends on whether you have the latest version of OneDrive already, if you signed on to OneDrive with your account, and if you use classic OneDrive.

* If the Getting ready to sync dialog box appears and nothing else happens, click Get the latest version of OneDrive.

5- When the download finishes you will be asked to sign in.

* If the Set up OneDrive dialog box appears, sign in with your work or school account.

* If you already have the latest version of OneDrive and you're already signed in, OneDrive will open and you'll be at the next step.

6- When OneDrive opens and the Sync your OneDrive files to this PC dialog box appears, choose the folders you want to sync, or select Sync all files and folders, and then select OK.

7- Sync is all set up now. You can close the Getting ready to sync dialog box now, if it's still open in web browser.

* Your OneDrive for Business files will now appear in File Explorer or Finder as OneDrive - OneDrive Name

Any other additional thing, you can create a new question.

I wish you an excellent day! ;)

I hope it works for you

Answer 4

Apologies - recopied the whole thing:

I have a work computer and a personal computer and would like to have all my documents from both on OneDrive.

My work computer has office 365 with 1TB OneDrive space. I am not having any problems setting up OneDrive here.

My personal computer has office 2016. Both computers are logged in with the same Microsoft account (mine).

When I open OneDrive (using the icon in my taskbar) on my personal computer I get this message:

When I copy the link from my online OneDrive site (https://onedrive.live.com/?id=root&cid=ACDFB5E106728ABB - I assume this is correct??) I get this message: 

I have tried using folders within my OneDrive account with no luck. I also tried just using a folder off my C:Drive and no luck there either. Google says to use the "sync" option but I have no sync button on my online accounts?

I've also noticed on my personal computer the OneDrive icon doesn't display when I open a folder. It looks normal on my taskbar.

When I open the is a document I just moved there from my personal computer but all the other documents that I can see online on OneDrive aren't there.

My goal is to save files from both computers onto OneDrive so i can access them all from both computers, from my phone, online when I travel etc. I thought this was how OneDrive worked but maybe I have it wrong? 

Can someone please help?

Thanks,

Britelle

Answer 5

I’m sorry, I don’t se any images. Could you attach them again?