5 common mistakes to avoid when using Microsoft OneDrive with Apple devices
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- 02 Nov 2022
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Microsoft OneDrive provides companies with a powerful cloud-based service users frequently employ to store, share and synchronize files. Included in every Microsoft 365 home and business plan, the file-storage service isn’t just for Windows users. Microsoft also provides device-specific apps for iPhones, iPads and Macs. Ensure you’re using OneDrive as efficiently and productively as possible when you use an Apple device by avoiding the following mistakes.
Mistake one: Avoid using illegal filenames and characters
Business professionals using OneDrive often depend upon the file storage feature to enable access to commonly used documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDFs, photos and other files across multiple devices. But trouble arises when using folders or filenames that are incompatible with OneDrive.
Files — including white papers, data sheets, product specification brochures and similar items — downloaded from vendors and websites sometimes include illegal characters. Many folder and filenames are also incompatible with OneDrive.
The following illegal characters prevent OneDrive files from synchronizing: ”, *, :, <, >, ?, /, \ and |. Further, ~ only works properly when it is not the first character in a folder or filename.
Specific filenames can cause a problem, too. Avoid using AUX, PRN, NUL and CON, and COM and LPT with a numeral — as in COM1, COM2, etc. or LPT 1, LPT2, etc. — as they cause OneDrive sync trouble. Read More...
