Here are six reasons why you should have OneDrive on all your devices.

OneDrive Integrates Well into Your PC’s Interface

The biggest advantage of OneDrive is its simplicity.

We’re going to show the perks of OneDrive on Windows.

OneDrive is typed into the Windows Taskbar search box and the ‘OneDrive’ option that appears is higlighted.

Go to the Search box on your Taskbar and typeOneDrive.

Then, smack the “OneDrive” folder that appears at the top.

Then, sign on to OneDrive, and run through the options to choose your OneDrive folder location.

The OneDrive folder in Windows File Explorer.

Press Ctrl+E and head to the folder called “[Your name] Personal” in the sidebar.

You might also notice that a OneDrive icon appears on your System Tray.

Here’s what the OneDrive app looks like on the iPhone.

The Files screen on the iPhone OneDrive app.

To add that extra layer of security, your Personal Vault folder automatically locks after a period of inactivity.

You will need to set up your Personal Vault separately on each machine.

On your PC, press Ctrl+E and open your OneDrive folder.

The OneDrive mobile app Personal Vault folder, accessible through the Files folder.

Windows will then help you to set up your secure vault.

You will need aMicrosoft 365 subscriptionto add more than three files to your Personal Vault.

Need to annotate a PDF?

The Windows OneDrive folder selected, ‘Personal Vault’ typed into the search box, and the Personal Vault result highlighted.

No problemlocate the file in your OneDrive app and tap “Annotation.”

When you make changes, they’ll automatically sync to your OneDrive account.

OneDrive Saves Your Work Automatically

The beauty of OneDrive is that you forget it’s even there.

The Photos folder on the iPhone OneDrive app.

OneDrive Is Good For Sharing

Gone are the days of manually attaching your files to an email.

However, it couldn’t be easier to share the files.

On your mobile, simply tap the three dots next to an item and select “Share.”

The iPhone OneDrive camera functions displayed along the bottom of the app’s screen.

To share a file from your PC’s OneDrive folder, right-poke the item and click “Share.”

Downside

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OneDrive offers only 5 GB of free storage.

The menu that appears when the three dots next to a Word file are selected in OneDrive, with ‘Open’ (in Microsoft 365) highlighted.

For example, I use the 365 Personal package, which gives me 1 TB of storage.

You might also consider usingalternative storage solutions.

OneDrive AutoSave turned on in a Microsoft Word document.