Microsoft OneDrive

Microsoft OneDrive: Your Cloud Storage Solution for Seamless Collaboration and Backup

Microsoft OneDrive is a cloud storage and synchronization service enabling you to effortlessly back up photos, videos, and other files from any device, anywhere. The free plan offers 5GB of storage, with paid upgrades (Microsoft 365 subscriptions) providing significantly more space (up to 1TB or more).

Whether for real-time work backups or long-term cloud storage of documents and photos, OneDrive is a versatile solution.

Key Features:

• Backup & Storage: Securely back up photos, audio, videos, documents, and other files.
• Automatic Photo Upload: Automatically upload photos, creating shareable albums.
• Cross-Device Access & Sharing: Access and share files across all your devices.
• Real-time Collaboration: Edit and collaborate on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote files simultaneously with others using Microsoft Office apps.
• Document Management: Scan business cards and receipts, edit and sign PDFs.
• Enhanced Security: Files are encrypted at rest and in transit. Personal Vault adds extra protection for sensitive files. Ransomware detection and recovery are also included (with subscription).

Detailed Feature Breakdown:

Collaboration: Real-time co-editing of Office documents, cross-platform file sharing, and photo sharing capabilities.

Photo & Video Backup: Ample storage for media files, automatic photo backup with tagging, easy viewing and sharing across devices. Bedtime Backup ensures smooth backups while your device is inactive.

File Sharing & Access: Secure sharing of files, photos, and videos, with options for password-protected or expiring links. Offline access to selected files.

Document Scanning: Scan, sign, and send documents directly from the app.

Search: Search photos by content and documents by name or content.

Security: Encryption at rest and in transit, Personal Vault for enhanced security, file version history, ransomware detection and recovery (subscription feature), and file restore (up to 30 days).

Microsoft 365 Subscription Benefits:

Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions (starting at $6.99/month in the US) offer:

• Increased storage (1TB per person for up to 6 people with Family plan).
• Premium OneDrive features.
• Time-limited file sharing for added security.
• Password-protected sharing links.
• Enhanced ransomware detection and recovery.
• File Restore functionality.
• Increased daily sharing limits.
• Access to premium versions of Microsoft Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook).

Subscription Details:

App purchases are charged to your Google Play account and automatically renew. Manage subscriptions and auto-renewal in your Google Play account settings. Cancellations and refunds are not possible during the active subscription period.

Work/School Account Access:

Access with work or school accounts requires your organization to have a qualifying OneDrive, SharePoint Online, or Microsoft 365 business subscription.

Latest Version (7.17 Beta 2) - October 24, 2024:

Minor bug fixes and improvements.