Microsoft’s OneDrive has beefed up its document and folder sharing functionality.
The cloud storage platform has implemented new features for easy co-authoring and folder syncing, including an ‘Add to my OneDrive’ button.
Microsoft’s program group manager Jason Moore announced the additions last week on a User Voice page, where OneDrive fans can suggest changes and updates to the service.
“Whenever you are using OneDrive on the web, or through the mobile app, you’ll see this when you are browsing content that others have shared with you”, Moore said.
“Clicking ‘Add to my OneDrive’ will add that folder to your OneDrive. From then on, whenever you browse your OneDrive, you’ll be able to see any of the shared folders you’ve added.”
Another new feature is real-time alerts for multi-user editing. Whenever a user starts editing a shared document, other co-authors will receive a notification through the OneDrive mobile app.
A daily email summary of all changes made to users’ shared files will also be sent out by Microsoft, allowing users to keep track of edits, and revert back to previous versions if need be.
One interesting aspect of the new sync features is that they’re available on Windows Vista right through to Windows 10 – with the exception of Windows 8.1.
If you’re running Microsoft’s penultimate operating system, you’ll have to upgrade to the latest version before you feel the benefits of the new features.
It’s not entirely clear why this is; we’d suggest it’s to encourage further adoption of Windows 10, but since far more people are running Windows 7 than Windows 8.1, it would seem more sensible to encourage updates among that segment.
Whatever the motive, it’s one more reason to make the jump to Windows 10.
