Use OneDrive Files On-Demand on Mac

Before you begin

To try Files On-Demand for Mac, you'll need to do the following:

1. Update your operating system to the latest version of Mac OS Mojave 10.14. You can download and install Mac OS Mojave from the Mac App Store.

2. Set up OneDrive to update automatically by opting into either the Office Insiders update ring or the OneDrive Insiders update ring (this link runs a script).

3. If you've been using OneDrive on your Mac already (it's not a new account), quit OneDrive, delete the json files (*.json) in ~/Library/Caches/OneDrive, and then relaunch OneDrive.

Download and set up OneDrive

Download and install OneDrive Files On-Demand for Mac.

For new OneDrive accounts on Mac OS Mojave, Files On-Demand is turned on by default when you set up OneDrive. Existing users need to turn on Files On-Demand in OneDrive Preferences.

Once Files On-Demand is turned on, you'll see the following new options when selecting files or folders in Finder.

If you don’t see the options above, you'll need to relaunch Finder:

1. Press and hold the Control and Option keys.

2. Click Finder in the Dock.

3. Click Relaunch.

You can also relaunch Finder from the Force Quit dialog box:

1. Launch Force Quit from the Apple menu (or press option + command + escape).

2. Select Finder and press Relaunch.

Learn More

See Configure Files On-Demand for Mac (IT administrators).

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