Apple TimeMachine, if enabled, also has a copy of current and past files.OneDrive saves all deleted and changed files for 30 days.Happily there’s already one or two backups in place. Ideally do the macOS update at the end of the day and leave your Mac on overnight to give OneDrive a chance to update all the files and settings.Update with a stable Internet connection.Don’t do it in the middle of an important job, just in case there’s a problem.

Update to macOS v12.3 at some idle or downtime.

Some precautions are prudent, our suggestions: We’re always wary of major changes in software. If you have a standard macOS setup with a single drive and no special apps or settings, all should be OK. Hopefully the changeover will be smooth and trouble free.

OneDrive files are visible in Finder in the usual way. This location is usually hidden from users.Up to now, users could change the root folder location.The sync root folder moves to ~/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal and can’t be changed.But you can mark whole folders (all folders) as “Always Keep on this Device” or “Free up Space”.Files On Demand will be on for all users and can’t be disabled.The only way to stop OneDrive changing is to stop the macOS update. OneDrive will change to the new Files On Demand system when the macOS update is installed. Restarting the M Mac results in OneDrive downloading another 2500 to 3000 files and then the pause happens.Ĭonsidering comparing results to an intel mac running 12.3.1 and also testing Mac OS 12.4 beta to see if we get the same, worse or improved results.The new OneDrive is rolling out now for macOS 12.1 and later.įrom the next update v12.3 the new technology and OneDrive Files on Demand system is required. We have also observed this issue when syncing SharePoint folders to an M1 mac - slow/paused downloads. Unclear if this is a OneDrive issue, a Mac OS 12.3.1 issue or both. Most of the time, OneDrive appears to be idle but at sporadic times it downloads 2500-3000 files and then pauses again. For example, downloading a OneDrive with 115 GB of data on a very fast internet connection has not completed after 16 hours post setup. We have replicated this on multiple M1 macs. OneDrive seems to be able to download 2500 to 3000 files at a time and then pauses for hours (e.g., 4-5 hours) and then resumes downloading. We are seeing significant pauses for downloading large amounts of data using OneDrive versions 22.055, 22.060 and 22.065 on Apple Silicon macs running Mac OS 12.3.1.

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