Any One drive users

Not syncing PDFs

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anyone using one drive?

we are having problems with PDF files on my PC not syncing to the cloud (they go the other way without any issues)

anyone had a similar problem or know how to resolve it?

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By exceljockey
10th Feb 2020 14:14

I have had several problems with OneDrive similar to yours. To be honest I have switched to DropBox as OneDrive is too unreliable. Every time there is an issue it's a different solution to resolve. Its a mess. What exactly is Sharepoint and how does it relate to OneDrive?

It galls me to pay for both but if you want a reliable solution then you need to look elsewhere. Box.com works well but I think it is quite pricey. Google Drive's desktop folder function doesn't work on Mac's.

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By carnmores
10th Feb 2020 15:01

Absolutely no problems at all. I use 2 laptops and as a result tend to save straight to cloud rather than local drive then cloud. Have you tried saving directly for pdf

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By Wanderer
10th Feb 2020 15:15

Are there any unusual / special characters in the names of your PDFs?

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By carnmores
10th Feb 2020 22:02

Does it happen to all pdfs irrespective of software used to create?

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By ohgoodgodno
11th Feb 2020 10:11

seems to yes

it did work fine, until about 2 weeks ago and then it just stopped. microsoft support has been useless

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By Charlie Carne
13th Feb 2020 11:43

Microsoft have a tendency to produce excellent software but it is almost always unintuitive and their help screens often worse than useless. They could learn much from Google and Apple how to present explanations of how to use their tools in a much more user-friendly manner. I usually find that, once I have understood a particular Microsoft tool (eg all of the extremely configurable email functionality within their Office 365 portal), it is excellent and often better than the competition. But the stress and exertion required to get there is often too much to bear! It is for that reason that I still use a hosted desktop solution to store all my files (mainly Word, Excel and PDF), even though I no longer need them to manage my desktop software as most of that is cloud-based and accessed via web browsers. I have not yet learned to fully understand, let alone trust, OneDrive (which should totally replace my hosted desktop) due to the many worrying stories that I hear like this.

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By PERMON
13th Feb 2020 18:25

As far as I can figure it out Sharepoint uses "sites" which can offer all sorts of functionality including but not limited to file storage and sharing. Settings re access etc can be set individually per Saherpoint "site" . One Drive ( for business) is simply an individual customised Sharepoint site with easy syncing similar to Dropbox et alia.

100% agree with charliecarne 's observation "I usually find that, once I have understood a particular Microsoft tool (eg all of the extremely configurable email functionality within their Office 365 portal), it is excellent and often better than the competition. But the stress and exertion required to get there is often too much to bear!"

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