OneDrive

Files.com integrates with OneDrive in two ways: as a Remote Server Mount or through Sync.

A Remote Server Mount connects a specific folder on your Files.com site to OneDrive in real time. That folder becomes a window into the files stored in OneDrive. Any operation performed on or inside that folder acts directly on OneDrive: dropping a file, deleting a file, creating a subfolder, or any other file or folder operation your Files.com user has permissions for. The operation passes through to OneDrive in real time.

This enables use cases such as accessing files on a counterparty's cloud without provisioning individual user access, reducing storage costs by using on-premise or bulk storage, and enabling applications to access third-party clouds via the Files.com API, FTP, SFTP, or Files.com Apps.

Sync lets you push or pull files between your Files.com site and OneDrive. The files exist in both places at the end of the sync process. A push transfers files from your Files.com site to OneDrive; a pull transfers files from OneDrive to your Files.com site.

Add OneDrive as a Remote Server

Add a new Remote Server to your site, and select OneDrive as the remote server type.

Provide an Internal name for this connection. When you manage multiple remote servers, make the name clear enough to easily identify this particular connection.

OneDrive uses OAuth to authenticate your Files.com site to its service, so you must select which Microsoft account will be used for the connection. Logging in connects your Files.com site with your Microsoft account.

Once your Remote Server is added, you can integrate it with Files.com as either a Remote Server Mount or a Sync.

Add a Remote Server Mount

Remote Server Mounts are created by mounting them onto an empty folder in Files.com. This folder is typically not the Root of your site, although Root is supported if you need it.

Add a Sync

After creating the OneDrive Remote Server, you can use it to perform Syncs between OneDrive and Files.com.

Automations

Folders configured with a Remote Server Mount to OneDrive can also be used with automations. OneDrive folders can serve as source locations or destinations for your automations.

Case Sensitivity

Be aware of case sensitivity differences when copying, moving, or syncing files and folders between OneDrive and other storage locations. OneDrive is a case sensitive system whereas other systems may not be. This can cause files to be overwritten, and folders to have their contents merged, when their case insensitive names are a match.

What To Do When Your Remote Server Connection Is Disabled

Because OneDrive uses the OAuth authorization protocol, authentication errors can occur even after your remote server has been configured and running smoothly for some time. When that happens, Files.com disables your OneDrive remote server connection and records the error in your External Events log.

Once you've resolved the problem that caused the authentication error, you can re-enable your remote server by saving its configuration. Even when you don't change the configuration, saving the record causes Files.com to re-enable the connection so that any associated mounts and syncs resume working.