You will probably have noticed that the OneDrive has become the core of Microsoft’s cloud services. As a result, the app is now installed on your Windows by default and you cannot uninstall it, because many apps of your device depend on it. The OneDrive gives the chance to its users to manage and share their documents, files, photos and videos quickly and easily. In this guide we are going to show you how you can manage your files with the OneDrive app.
Differences of OneDrive between Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 As i mentioned above, the OneDrive app is preinstalled in the operating system. Therefore, we could only hope that the app will not any important updates or patches, because if this happens, we will have to update our Windows opering system again.
In Windows 8.1 the application revealed us its true potentials. To be more specific, the functionality of the app is amazing, Microsoft fixed a few annoyances in the OneDrive and improved its performance. As a result, the app is now offering a few new features that are quite helpful. These features are:
- OneDrive is now intergrated with your Microsoft account on your Windows Phone device. Therefore, you will not need to sign in ever again.
- You will notice that the interface of the app is more awesome now than it was in the previous operating system. In fact you can notice this improvement better in smartphones with large screens.
- On the other hand, you will not be able to upload many photos, videos and files simultaneously.
- You can now open files, which are in OneDrive, on other apps of your smartphone.
- You could also use the sharing system of your Windows Phone, in order to share the files of the OneDrive with other apps.
- You can categorize the files and folders of your OneDrive app too.
Possibilities of OneDrive in Windows 8.1 Microsoft has managed to improved the OneDrive app in Windows 8.1. Let’s see a few new features, which were not available in Windows 8.
- You can create new folders and rename,move and delete the documents, which are inside your account.
- You can pin the folders that you created on your Start screen.
- You can navigate through the OneDrive files and your shared documents from your account.
- You can find the desired OneDrive files by searching them.
- You can have fast access to the files, which you opened recently.
- You can open and download documents.
- You can either view pictures from the OneDrive or other apps of your device.
- You can upload pictures, videos and other documents simultaneously from your Windows Phone.
- You can invite your friends, so that you can share your files and folders with them. You can also share, copy and paste links anywhere you want.
- You can play your audio and video recording from the OneDrive app. If you want to learn more about this process, visit this web page.
On the other hand there are many utilities that are still missing from the app. For example:
- OneDrive users cannot create Office documents and upload them from the app.
- You will not be able to create playlists with your audio and video recordings.
Go throught the OneDrive in your Windows Phone
-  Once you launch the app, you will view the files pivot, which contains all of your OneDrive folders. You might also see many of your files. However, it is recommended to create subfolders, in which you could store your files.
- In the bottom of the screen you will see the app bar, which contains a few important commands. Additionally, if you open up the more button from the bottom right corner of the screen, you will be shown a few more options, with which you can manage your files and folders.
- The next ”pivot” screen contains a list of the files that you opened recently. That list can be changed by using the available commands at the bottom of the screen.
- In the last pivot screen you can view the files and folders that you have shared with your friends.
With this tutorial we tried to show you the most features of the improved OneDrive app and its noticeable differences between the Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
