OneDrive for Business

Configuring the OneDrive sync app basics for Windows devices

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This week is all about configuring the OneDrive sync app basics for Windows devices. The main component for accessing OneDrive for Business content on Windows devices, is the OneDrive sync app. By default the OneDrive sync app is available on Windows devices and installed per user. In this post I’ll have a look at the installation of the OneDrive sync app and the basic configuration that I think that should be applied to get the best user experience. All by using Microsoft Intune for managing the Windows devices. I’ll end this post by having a quick look at the configuration on the Windows device. OneDrive sync app installation The first thing that should be addressed is the installation of the OneDrive sync app. By default, …

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Accessing SharePoint and OneDrive content on unmanaged devices

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This week is all about accessing SharePoint sites and OneDrive accounts on unmanaged devices. More specifically, limiting access to SharePoint and OneDrive content on unmanaged devices. Configuring (limited) access to SharePoint sites and OneDrive accounts starts by using conditional access. For applying conditional access to SharePoint sites and OneDrive accounts, the Office 365 SharePoint Online cloud app, or the recently introduced Office 365 (preview) cloud app can be used. The first cloud app is applicable to all services that depend on SharePoint Online (including OneDrive and Teams). The second cloud app is applicable to all productivity and collaboration services of Office 365. An all-in-one app. However, both of these cloud apps don’t provide really granularity to only apply specific behavior for accessing specific SharePoint sites, …

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