What is Microsoft One Drive?

Microsoft OneDrive is a cloud storage service that users can access online. By default, Windows 11 users with Microsoft accounts get five gigabytes of storage space in OneDrive, and after that, they are presented with upgrade options.

With OneDrive, customers can sync their documents, images, and more across all of their devices. Additionally, users can store files in OneDrive and set them up to sync across all of their devices automatically. Because of this, people in different places can see and edit the same document simultaneously. Accessing your cloud storage space is a breeze with OneDrive, and you can easily share your content with others.

How Does Microsoft One Drive Work?

Through its integration with Microsoft Office, OneDrive gives users seamless access to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. This feature should already be included in Windows 11 and does not require any downloads. Users must log in with their Microsoft account before they can access One Drive. Users can log in by visiting onedrive.com and clicking the “Sign in” button on the top of the page.

Users may make and share folders, edit documents in browsers, and work on several Office documents at once with this system. You can automatically back up your camera roll and send slide shows via email using OneDrive. It also integrates with Facebook. Along with storing paper documents in OneDrive, users can scan and upload them.

Both OneDrive and File Explorer are available to users as storage options. Anyone planning to use OneDrive for backup purposes should save their files in two places. But other people have the option to use either or while storing their data.

How to Use Microsoft OneDrive?

• Choose the folder you want to share in OneDrive.
• Click the “Share” button in the top toolbar.
• Enter the email addresses of those you want to share the file with.
• Ensure recipients have Office 365 to allow them to make edits.
• Use the drop-down menu to set specific permission levels (view or edit).
• To share via a link, select “Get a Link” from the share menu.
• Choose whether the receiver can make changes or just view the content.
• Edit and share the link with anyone as needed.

Mobile users can access OneDrive on their Mac, iPhone, or Android devices.

Personal Vault in One Drive

Personal Vault is an additional feature that provides users with an extra layer of safety for their sensitive files. Users can restrict access to their personal files in Personal Vault by using additional security measures such as strong authentication or two-factor authentication. Examples include PINs, biometric authentication, and codes delivered to users through email or text messages.

Benefits of Using Microsoft One Drive

Here are the following pros of using One Drive.

• OneDrive has a simple interface.
• OneDrive’s browser version lets you share files with peers via social media.
• It works well with Excel and Word because it’s part of Microsoft. Word displays recent documents, including OneDrive ones, when launched.
• OneDrive stores videos, documents, and photos. Saving them by organization type simplifies discovering them. Any Windows PC or mobile device can view these files.
• The users of OneDrive can work online and offline with the desktop version and the browser version.
• SharePoint and Teams files up to 100GB can be added to OneDrive.
• OneDrive recovers unintentionally deleted files.
• Business PCs sync with OneDrive rapidly.
• Any Android or iPhone user can download the OneDrive for Business mobile app in minutes for free. Upload, edit, and share files to the cloud with the app.
• Microsoft OneDrive for Business supports Mac and Windows.
• OneDrive is customizable, making it useful for multiple projects or departments.

Microsoft OneDrive Pricing

A free 5 GB storage space is available with OneDrive. By subscribing to a different house or company plan, users can increase their storage space. Microsoft 365 offers a variety of plans for home users, including a free basic plan with 5 GB of storage, a 100 GB plan for $1.99 a month, a $69.99 personal plan with 1 TB of storage, and a $99.99 family plan with 1 TB of storage for six individuals, providing a total of six terabytes.

Microsoft provides OneDrive for Business to businesses. Although it comes with Office Online, OneDrive for Business is its product and not part of Microsoft 365. It can audit and report, as well as multifactor authentication and built-in compliance standards. There are four distinct pricing tiers available for OneDrive for Business. From the most affordable to the most costly plan, the features and storage space grow as the price goes up. You can choose between 

Plan Name	Price	Storage Capacity (per user)
Business Plan 1	$5/user/month	25 TB
Business Plan 2	$10/user/month	25 TB
Microsoft 365 Business Basic	$6/user/month	25 TB
Microsoft 365 Business Standard	$12.50/user/month	25 TB