Include files in OneDrive sync without copying them
Hi,
This may be something already discussed and seems to be in the User Voice forums. I’d like to know if there is a way to include existing folders or files, similar to folder redirection, for files and folders scattered around the computer, so they can be backed up, but without copying them to the OneDrive sync folder. This is pretty fundamental, as when they are copied, they are duplicated, and document versioning issues again come to the fore.
This must be the most basic of features that doens’t appear to be offered with the OneDrive client. I, and most of my customers, need this functionality and I don’t see any way to enable it or to apply a workaround. If this has already been discussed, or if indeed I can achieve this, please let me know.
Hi Juan, thanks for reaching out.
This feature is not available natively at the moment, but luckily there is a very effective workaround (if you are using NTFS as the local file system).
You should simply create in the local sync folder a symbolic link to the folder that you want to sync (which is located elsewhere) and such folder will sync as if it were a regular subfolder of the local sync folder (it can even be selectively synced…).
You can create symbolic links using the command line or by a wonderful utility called Link Shell Extension.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask, we’re here to help you further if needed.
Your VAF Team
