Skydrive for windows 8.1 (local account)

XweAponX said:
Brink said:
Hello Tucker,

The amount of time it takes to sync depends on your internet connection bandwidth.

You would have to go back to Windows 8 to be able to use the SkyDrive desktop app. :(
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Shawn - You mean to say the Skydrive Desktop Application CANNOT be installed in Windows 8.1????

:( :( :( and Grr
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The SkyDrive desktop app could be installed in Windows 8.1, but it's pointless to do so since it doesn't do anything now that SkyDrive is fully integrated in Windows 8.1.
 
Many many people are having the same problem. They are asking online in various places. Unlike here on 8 forums, the lame responses vary from 'use the website' to 'it does work, you're just useless at computers' All very helpful.

Anyway, my solution having tried various tips and tricks...

1. Use gdrive for instant backup
2. Carry on using Skydrive for deliberate uploads of photos from apps such as Windows Live Photo Gallery. Also to Flickr.
3. Ditched Skydrive sync by having my PC on local account. No point it running when it doesn't work.
4. Wait for the daft suggestions elsewhere to stop and maybe someone will, hopefully here, come up with a solution.
5. Also wait for the skydrive 8.1 integration to be updated in such a way as it works for me.

I envy you guys for which skydrive sync works instantly. I like skydrive and happily use it still. Just not for running backups.
 
adamf said:
I do agree with you - it was better before - but that is progress. We have to use something else instead or (as in my case) as well.
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Not really progress then, is it... I also use a local account on my laptop because that is what I prefer. Even though I am fully integrated into the MS ecosystem (Windows Phone, Surface Tablet and Windows 8.1 laptop) they keep making things more difficult to use. Skydrive is a pain to use now and transferring files via Bluetooth is more difficult than it needs or should be. Everything works, but requires more steps than it did with Win 7 or 8.
 
That's all the more reason I am thinking of 8.1 now as the new Vista. Honestly, since it was released, this forum has been flooded with new issues.

Now that I got my Core Duo I'm going to put it in, but I have an Intel D945GL mb and it may be on the list of unsupported boards.
 
mkerala said:
There is a way to use Skydrive with Windows 8.1 in local account. How to enable Skydrive on Windows 8.1 Local account | FlgooFlgoo
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Hello mkerala, and welcome to Eight Forums.

Thank you for the addition. It's always nice to have more options.

That's a nice additional option to use, but it should be noted that this is only mapping SkyDrive as a network location using the "map network drive" feature, and the mapped SkyDrive will only be available while you are online.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/34847-skydrive-map-skydrive-pc-windows-8-1-a.html

The local user would have more options available by signing into their SkyDrive online at SkyDrive.com in the browser though. :(
 
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mkerala said:
There is a way to use Skydrive with Windows 8.1 in local account. How to enable Skydrive on Windows 8.1 Local account | FlgooFlgoo
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Hello mkerala, and welcome to Eight Forums.

Thank you for the addition. It's always nice to have more options.

That's a nice additional option to use, but it should be noted that this is only mapping SkyDrive as a network location using the "map network drive" feature, and the mapped SkyDrive will only be available while you are online.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/34847-skydrive-map-skydrive-pc-windows-8-1-a.html

The local user would have more options available by signing into their SkyDrive online at SkyDrive.com in the browser though. :(
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Unlike Google Drive, Skydrive online version is not at all useful. It won't allow folder to be uploaded. But with network drive map you can do that. If you want files offline simply copy the entire drive content to local drive.

I think this is the only option available for Windows 8.1 local account.
 
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tuckeratlarge said:
Err, no it doesn't. On my computer it can take hours before any file placed in the Explorer Skydrive folder syncs.
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If SkyDrive taking hours to sync, there's an issue elsewhere or, in the case of Window 7 or 8, a setting issue as discussed here. Bottom line: un-tick the box for “Use Office to sync files faster and work on files with other people at the same time”, and then click OK. Note this option is NOT available for the Win 8.1 SkyDrive app.

@ OP

As for another sync solution, the OP could try SyncToy. You may need to install .net 2.0. in order to install SyncToy. It’s what I had before SyncToy would install on my Win 8.1 machine. Anyway it’ll tell it’s missing it if needs it.

I actually use it in conjunction with SkyDrive. I actually setup a folder inside of the SkyDrive to keep other folders sync'd.

Anyway give SyncToy a look-see.

Peace :cool:
 
There is util "GoodSync". It allows sync local folders with any clouds (SkyDrive, DropBox, etc.), other local folder. But this utility is difficult to setting. Moreover, you can synchronize with a separate folder in SkyDrive. As once allowed to do Mesh.

Sorry for my English.
 
sygnus21 said:
@ OP

As for another sync solution, the OP could try SyncToy. You may need to install .net 2.0. in order to install SyncToy. It’s what I had before SyncToy would install on my Win 8.1 machine. Anyway it’ll tell it’s missing it if needs it.

I actually use it in conjunction with SkyDrive. I actually setup a folder inside of the SkyDrive to keep other folders sync'd.

Anyway give SyncToy a look-see.

Peace :cool:
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Thanks for suggestion.
I have used MS SyncToy before but I had only bad experiences with it. Switched to FreeFileSync | Free Security & Utilities software downloads at SourceForge.net and I'm very happy with it. It's frequently updated, well supported, works faster on my pc and has many more features and its free too. well it may be more difficult to configure because it has more features but I like it, gives more freedom. Also it works not only on windows.
Now I'm testing syncDriver for SkyDrive - SkyDrive Client Done Right as my SkyDrive client so far it's not bad. Not as light as desktop SkyDrive on windows 7/8 was but on 8.1 you can't use desktop app so that is best choice for me so far.
 
I was quite disappointed when I upgraded from 8.0 to 8.1 and found that my local account/domain account could no longer sync files using SkyDrive/OneDrive.

I really wish we had some choices when it comes to Deep integration of OneDrive. For some people, I can see why they would want the deep integration. I do not need any of this. I want ONLY the most basic features of OneDrive, a folder on the laptop that stays in sync with the folder in the cloud. Hence the reason that i still continue to use DropBox.
 
Hey Patrick,

It's not the same, but you could still sign in to OneDrive online to use it while signed in to Windows 8.1 with a local account.

However, you could use a free program like syncDriver to sync OneDrive with a local account in Windows 8.1. :)
 
Brink said:
Hey Patrick,

It's not the same, but you could still sign in to OneDrive online to use it while signed in to Windows 8.1 with a local account.
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Yes, I know that I can do that. The thing that I find appealing about these cloud services is having the copy of the files locally as well as in the cloud. Reduces the chances that I will lose it for some reason.

I have it working now with typing my domain account to my Microsoft account. We don't lock that down at work and I only really need to have my OneDrive files synced to 1 computer.

I've been using DropBox for years, that's what's on my work computer, home desktop, wife's computer and my MacBookPro. The only thing that OneDrive ever offered better than DropBox for me was more storage space. But considering I have 6GB of free space on Dropbox and I'm only using 6.8% of that space, I don't think that's a huge concern.

I can totally see why MS wants to offer the ability to have things work with the MS account and such....but for some of us, we don't need/want to have all of our settings synced, and might just like the basic functionality like we have always had in the past. It's just nice to have a choice. It's like Google Sync, I love the feature and use it extensively. But it's an option, I can choose to use it or not. I like the choice.
 
You missed my addition. :)

However, you could use a free program like syncDriver to sync OneDrive with a local account in Windows 8.1.
 
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