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5.7. OneDrive Status Symbols

OneDrive – Status Symbols

 

Blue cloud icon

This means the file/folder is available online. You can only open the file when you have an internet connection.

 

Green Checkmark

This file/folder is downloaded locally. You will see this on files you have opened on your PC before. You can open it without an internet connection.

 

Solid Green Checkmark

This file/folder is downloaded locally and you have instructed your PC to “Always keep on this device.” You can open it without an internet connection.

 

Any icon with a silhouette (person) icon

This file/folder has been shared with someone.

 

Blue Sync Icon

This file/folder is pending a sync. If it is actively rotating, a sync is currently happening.

 

Red X Icon on the OneDrive App

OneDrive has a problem with Syncing Files/Folders. The OneDrive app will guide you through fixing the files it has problems with.

 

For further explanation of the Microsoft OneDrive iconography, visit the following link:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-do-the-onedrive-icons-mean-11143026-8000-44f8-aaa9-67c985aa49b3

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