Then, select “Personal Vault” and then click “Move Here.”

Remember, you must unlock Personal Vault before you might transfer files into it.

Once the desired text is detected, capture the image by tapping the take photo button.

OneDrive screen showcasing some of its features.

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After completing the scanning, tap on the “Done” button.

This action will set all files to online-only, clearing local storage space on your drive.

An internet connection will be required to access these online-only files.

Opening Personal Vault in OneDrive.

Once the designated time passes, recipients lose access to the shared content.

To apply link expiration and enable password protection, hit the “Share” button beside the desired file.

Then, open Link options by clicking the gear icon.

Moving existing files from the My Files folder to Personal Vault in OneDrive.

If you don’t see this option, hit the three horizontal dots and select “Version History.”

OneDrive will then display the available versions of the selected file.

To open a specific version, nudge the three vertical dots and choose “Open File.”

Moving a file to Personal Vault in OneDrive.

This feature automatically saves your files to OneDrive, ensuring that changes are continually saved in real time.

Locking the Personal Vault from the Vault drop-down menu in OneDrive.

Tapping on Done after scanning all images in the OneDrive app

Selecting the location to save the scanned PDF in the OneDrive smartphone app

Opening OneDrive Setting from the system tray in Windows.

Freeing up the local disk space using the Files On-Demand feature in OneDrive.

Downloading online-only files again to computer.

Clicking the share button besides the selected file.

Opening link settings.

Setting date and password in Link Settings

Opening Version history of a file in OneDrive.

Turning on autosave in Microsoft Word.