To install the OneDrive sync app for Mac, a user has to be an administrator on the Mac or know an administrator account name and password.ĭownload the installer package file to your local network, and then use your software distribution tools to deploy the app to your users. Install and set up the OneDrive sync app by following the instructions in Sync files with OneDrive on macOS. Your Sync is dangerous and worthless.There are two basic ways that you, as an administrator, can deploy the OneDrive sync app to Mac users in your organization: Meanwhile, on the OTHER computer, there's an incomplete collection of most of the original files. Thankfully, I'm security savvy enough to maintain a regular local backup as well as cloud backup. I've had to use my local backup to restore all my files. Of hundreds of folders in my research files collection, ALL but 10 of those folders were plain old DELETED! GONE! How is that even possible? And I've verified this three times. If I use Box Sync to sync between those two Macs via my Box backup, you'd think that would be dirt simple. I want my research files there as well, of course. Those that I want access to immediately are kept directly on my main Mac, a MacBook Pro. I maintain a huge collection of files as research.
Therefore, for Mac users and for those who want a real syncing program, look elsewhere! Box is NOT what you want. That means a lot of Mac file names are NO GO. This is expressed specifically in the inability to use anything but DOS approved characters in names.
Plus, Box is entirely oriented toward Windows users, NOT MAC USERS.
But whenever I attempt to actually SYNC with it to another of my Macs, the result is nothing less than UTTER DISASTER! I've decided to write this up here as the utter disaster is entirely repeatable and I know of no way to stop it. I gratefully use it every day for backups. Get Real-Time Updates - With Box's real-time updates and email notifications, you always know if you've been mentioned in a comment, or a teammate adds, edits or comments on a shared file.īox has problems.Post Comments and Assign Tasks - Whether you leave a quick comment or you want to assign a task, keep the whole team on track by exchanging feedback in one place.Invite Others to Share and Edit - Turn folders into shared online workspaces, where all your files are in one place and anyone you invite can view, edit and upload files - even add more content.Get On the Same Page: Online Collaboration Are group projects a challenge - and not the good kind? Are you bombarded with emails, making it tough to determine the latest version of anything? Box centralizes files in a single online workspace. Upload Files in a Snap - Invite friends or co-workers to your folders, then upload and share pictures - from any device - while you're out and about.Share Files Quickly and Easily - Send a file - even folders of files - just by emailing a link with a few taps!.View Files From Any Device - Box's native apps - and rich mobile browser experience - mean you're in the loop even when you're on the run.
Get Mobilized: Box for iPhone, iPad and More On the run? Box lets you access your files anywhere, anytime, on any device: desktop, laptop, iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets - you name it.