Windows 10 Tip: Save disk space with OneDrive Files On-Demand

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With the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, you can access your saved files in OneDrive just like any other file on your PC without filling up your disk space. Easily tell which files are available online only or offline. Online-only files download on demand with a double-click, and you can make them online only again to free up space – or, you can select files to always be available offline.

When you turn on Files On-Demand, you’ll see all your files in File Explorer and get new information about each file. New files created online or on another device appear as online-only files, which don’t take up space on your device. When you’re connected to the Internet, you’ll be able to use the files like every other file on your device.

Here’s how to turn on Files On-Demand:


Make sure you’re signed into OneDrive on your device. Right-click the OneDrive cloud icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, and select Settings – or, select Start, and search for OneDrive.

On the Settings tab, select the Save space and download files as you use them box.

Make a file online-only to save space, and make a file always available offline so it’s always with you:

Right-click a file or folder, and select Always keep on this device or Free up space.

Head over here to learn more about OneDrive Files On-Demand and how to enable it, or here for how to get the Fall Creators Update. Have a great week!

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[XhenEd]

I'm already using it.

 

[SHvFl]

I am not using it. It's 2017, i have enough space so i don't want to waste my time waiting for files to download again and again and again. Maybe for stuff i use once every few weeks or something it will be fine but do i care enough about the few MB saved? Not really...

 

[frogboy]

I am not using it. It's 2017, i have enough space so i don't want to waste my time waiting for files to download again and again and again. Maybe for stuff i use once every few weeks or something it will be fine but do i care enough about the few MB saved? Not really...

Same here with 644 GigaBytes free space it is not needed at all.

 

[AnonMan]

Yes i'm using this feature even though i have enough space. My onedrive already took around 15 GB, so trying to sync this much to all of my device will take to much time for me.

 

[Oxygen]

Useful if you have large files that you don't really need at the given moment. Otherwise I don't really need this feature right now (though I know many people requested this feature to be added back) so it's always nice to have more features.