OneDrive for Business

OneDrive is one of the many clever cloud drives that are offered to store and share via the cloud. The drive is created by Microsoft but can also be used on Mac. When you install it, it allows you to add, change, or delete a file or folder on the OneDrvie website, the file or folder is added, changed, or deleted in your OneDrive folder that is located on your Mac and vice versa.

To upload your files to your OneDrive you just have to copy or move the file to the OneDrive folder on your Mac using Finder, or you can save them in your OneDrive folder directly from the application of the file you want to save. This will then automatically save to the drive and allow you to save things that are even up to 10GB in size. If you have installed the folder on our Mac’s the items will up date there too. No matter what change is made such as renaming the file and deleting files or creating new folders it will automatically change in the OneDrive and your other computers that have the OneDrive app installed.  

When you first set up OneDrive click Choose folders to sync, if you didn’t do it when you first set it up you can still do it in the preferences. Click the OneDrive icon in the menu bar, click preferences and then select the choose folders tab and then choose folders. You must save or copy the files to your OneDrive folder to be able to access them wirelessly from the web interface.  

If you are using it for Business then you should look into the Business OneDrive as it provides 1 TB of storage for users to manage work files with the ability for IT to protect important company data. OneDrive offer a free trial allowing you to try it for yourself when deciding on what is the best drive for your business.

Deleting your Dropbox files remotely if you lose your computer.

If you are a Dropbox pro or Business paid customer you are able remotely wipe your Dropbox folder from your computer or device, the next time it goes online. This is useful if your Mac has been lost or stolen to stop them from accessing your Dropbox files.  

To be able to remotely delete the Dropbox folder you must be the admin of the Dropbox you wish to wipe. If you have connected your personal Dropbox to your work Dropbox, you can use remote wipe to delete your personal Dropbox folder from a device as well.  

You must sign into your personal Dropbox account or your Dropbox for Business account. Click on your name at the top right of any page to open the account menu. Then select the settings. You will then see the security tab, find the device that has a Dropbox folder that you want to delete. Click on the X on the right. You will then have a pop-up window. Select the option ‘delete files from this computer the next time it comes online’ and then click the unlink button.

Another feature that the new update for the pro or business paid customers is the option that you can set an expiration date for a link you share to someone else. This will mean it will only be available for a certain period of time.  

Unfortunately this is only available to customers that have paid for that type of an account and it isn’t offered for the free Dropbox account.