Microsoft is slightly pushing back general availability of its SharePoint-OneDrive sync capability, officials disclosed in a timeline update on Dec. 20.
Microsoft is also releasing a standalone OneDrive sync client for Mac that users can deploy and manage outside the Mac App Store starting Tuesday, according to a blog post.
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A number of users have been awaiting the ability to sync SharePoint sites directly to OneDrive. Microsoft executives said in April that Microsoft's goal was to enable SharePoint Online document library sync to OneDrive for Business in preview form in the third quarter of 2016 (which it did in September), with general release by the end of 2016.
New Mac sync client - you do not see the 'green check marks' or otherwise see a visual that your files are synced. Please add in some kind of visual indicator (green check marks) that the files are synced.
In Tuesday's blog post, Stephen Rose -- who is now the director of OneDrive product marketing -- blogged:
New Onedrive Sync Client For Mac
'We remain committed to providing a reliable and performant sync experience for all your Office 365 files and continue to refine the public preview to meet our quality expectations. We're on target to make this capability generally available in January.'
Rose also said the new standalone OneDrive sync client for Mac is aimed at admins who 'do not want to utilize the Mac App Store to deploy and distribute software due to its (the Mac App Store's) limitation.' The OneDrive sync client for Mac can be downloaded here.
There's also a more detailed activity center view included in the latest OneDrive sync clients for Macs and PCs, the post notes.
Microsoft has been working for the past year to improve its cloud storage and sync story for business customers.
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Collaboration Digital Transformation Data Centers CXO Innovation StorageHi Etank5252,
To clarify the situation, could you provide the following information?
1.Do you try to sync files in OneDrive or from a SharePoint site when the window prompted as below?
If you try to sync files from a SharePoint team site, please make sure you have enabled to sync SharePoint files with the new OneDrive sync client as below:
a.Exit the OneDrive sync client by clicking on the OneDrive cloud icon in the Menu bar and selecting Quit OneDrive
b. Open a terminal window by using cmd+space and searching for “Terminal.”
c. Run the following commands:
Defaults write com.microsoft.OneDrive TeamSiteSyncPreview -bool True
Defaults write com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdate Tier Team
Killall cfprefsd
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d. Restart the sync client and log in again if prompted.
Reference: Enable users to sync SharePoint files with the new OneDrive sync client
2. Open the OneDrive by clicking Finder>Go>Applications>double click OneDrive. As you mentioned there are two cloud icons in menu bar, it may show as below. Could you use Open OneDrive to open the folder?
![New New](/uploads/1/2/6/8/126895170/330522354.png)
3. The OS version. Check it via Apple in menu bar>About This Mac.
Regards,
Kimi