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-->Microsoft announced the availability of the files On Demand for Mac, which allows Mac users to “access all your files in OneDrive without having to download all of them and use storage space on your device”. It arrives along with Mac OS Mojave, which also became available Monday. Dec 24, 2018 December 24, 2018 December 24, 2018 At its Ignite event in Orlando, Microsoft announced the availability of Office 2019 for Windows and Mac, alongside a test version of Files on Demand which allows users to see all their OneDrive files on the Mac desktop, and only download what needs to be used. With Files On-Demand, you’ll see all your files in Mac Finder. New files created online or on another device appear as online-only files, which don’t take up space on your device. Once you have Mac OS Mojave, click the search tool. Use the search tool and search for OneDrive. Click the OneDrive app icon.
With OneDrive Files On-Demand, files can be in one of three states. Each of these states corresponds to a file attribute state.To query the current state of a file or folder, use the following command:
- /Applications/OneDrive.App/Contents/MacOS/OneDrive /getpin <Path to file or folder>
Scriptable commands
Use the following commands to set file and folder states.
Files On-Demand state | File attribute state | Command |
---|---|---|
Always available | Pinned | /Applications/OneDrive.App/Contents/MacOS/OneDrive /setpin <path> |
Locally available | Clearpin | /Applications/OneDrive.App/Contents/MacOS/OneDrive /clearpin <path> |
Online-only | Unpinned | /Applications/OneDrive.App/Contents/MacOS/OneDrive /unpin <path> |
Note
To set the file attribute state for all items within a folder, add the /r parameter.
Pinning an online-only file makes the sync app download the file contents, and unpinning a downloaded file frees up space on the device by not storing the file contents locally.
To set an online-only file or folder to 'locally available,' you must first set it to 'always available.'
Pinning an online-only file makes the sync app download the file contents, and unpinning a downloaded file frees up space on the device by not storing the file contents locally.
To set an online-only file or folder to 'locally available,' you must first set it to 'always available.'
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Disk Utility User Guide
Disk Utility on Mac supports several file system formats:
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- Apple File System (APFS): The file system used by macOS 10.13 or later.
- Mac OS Extended: The file system used by macOS 10.12 or earlier.
- MS-DOS (FAT) and ExFAT: File systems that are compatible with Windows.
Apple File System (APFS)
Apple File System (APFS), the default file system for Mac computers using macOS 10.13 or later, features strong encryption, space sharing, snapshots, fast directory sizing, and improved file system fundamentals. While APFS is optimized for the Flash/SSD storage used in recent Mac computers, it can also be used with older systems with traditional hard disk drives (HDD) and external, direct-attached storage. macOS 10.13 or later supports APFS for both bootable and data volumes.
APFS allocates disk space within a container on demand. The disk’s free space is shared and can be allocated to any of the individual volumes in the container as needed. If desired, you can specify reserve and quota sizes for each volume. Each volume uses only part of the overall container, so the available space is the total size of the container, minus the size of all the volumes in the container.
Choose one of the following APFS formats for Mac computers using macOS 10.13 or later.
- APFS: Uses the APFS format.
- APFS (Encrypted): Uses the APFS format and encrypts the volume.
- APFS (Case-sensitive): Uses the APFS format and is case-sensitive to file and folder names. For example, folders named “Homework” and “HOMEWORK” are two different folders.
- APFS (Case-sensitive, Encrypted): Uses the APFS format, is case-sensitive to file and folder names, and encrypts the volume. For example, folders named “Homework” and “HOMEWORK” are two different folders.
You can easily add or delete volumes in APFS containers. Each volume within an APFS container can have its own APFS format—APFS, APFS (Encrypted), APFS (Case-sensitive), or APFS (Case-sensitive, Encrypted).
Mac OS Extended
Choose one of the following Mac OS Extended file system formats for compatibility with Mac computers using macOS 10.12 or earlier.
- Mac OS Extended (Journaled): Uses the Mac format (Journaled HFS Plus) to protect the integrity of the hierarchical file system.
- Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted): Uses the Mac format, requires a password, and encrypts the partition.
- Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled): Uses the Mac format and is case-sensitive to folder names. For example, folders named “Homework” and “HOMEWORK” are two different folders.
- Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled, Encrypted): Uses the Mac format, is case-sensitive to folder names, requires a password, and encrypts the partition.
Files On Demand For Mac Mojave And Now
Windows-compatible formats
Choose one of the following Windows-compatible file system formats if you are formatting a disk to use with Windows.
- MS-DOS (FAT): Use for Windows volumes that are 32 GB or less.
- ExFAT: Use for Windows volumes that are over 32 GB.
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