If you use OneDrive, by the end of February you should benefit from a new version. Microsoft promises both a visual and functional update for its service online storage.
Currently being rolled out to all users, the new version of the OneDrive application promises one central thing: to simplify your life and do more in less time. To achieve this new level of productivity at the start of 2024, Microsoft has made some changes, sometimes discreet, sometimes more concrete. Let’s see all this!
A more refined design that goes to the essentials
Across all sections of OneDrive, Microsoft has first made some visual changes to reduce distractions and the feeling of clutter. The goal is to increasingly put content at the center of attention. Note in particular the end of the color in the title bar at the very top. A choice which certainly makes the whole thing more sober, but no longer allows you to know at a glance when the application is in the foreground or not.
New filtering tools
More concretely, Microsoft adds, in the left menu, the possibility of displaying its files according to the people linked to them. Useful for finding an item depending on the friend or college who sent it to you or with whom you shared it.
Still on the side of tools to find an element more easily, new filters by file types (folder, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) make searching easier with just one click. Once you have entered a type, it is always possible to use the search field to find exactly what you are looking for.
Finally, as shown above and at the top of this article, Microsoft has improved OneDrive’s context menus. This mainly concerns the new “Add” button, still available at the top left of the interface. It makes it easier to create or import files and folders by grouping both possibilities in the same place. The context menu of folders is also visually richer to increase efficiency.
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- Native integration in Windows and Office
- Sharing, collaboration and productivity
- Web interface
OneDrive is one of the best solutions for PC users. Its web interface is also among the most comprehensive and user-friendly on the market, whether for document and multimedia content management, or file sharing and real-time collaboration. If it does not stand out on other platforms with its remarkable Mac, Android and iOS clients, its use is however not as transparent as that of Dropbox. Microsoft has greatly improved its synchronization technologies, but it still ignores file compression for transfers as well as synchronization via the local network.
OneDrive’s main problems are the same as most US-based cloud giants. Without end-to-end (zero-knowledge) encryption, the publisher and authorities who request it can access data stored on user accounts. OneDrive nevertheless has many positive points, and its offers for individuals including the Office suite remain among the most attractive on the market.
OneDrive is one of the best solutions for PC users. Its web interface is also among the most comprehensive and user-friendly on the market, whether for document and multimedia content management, or file sharing and real-time collaboration. If it does not stand out on other platforms with its remarkable Mac, Android and iOS clients, its use is however not as transparent as that of Dropbox. Microsoft has greatly improved its synchronization technologies, but it still ignores file compression for transfers as well as synchronization via the local network.
OneDrive’s main problems are the same as most US-based cloud giants. Without end-to-end (zero-knowledge) encryption, the publisher and authorities who request it can access data stored on user accounts. OneDrive nevertheless has many positive points, and its offers for individuals including the Office suite remain among the most attractive on the market.
Source : Microsoft
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