The New OneDrive "Improvements"

Totally agree.  There was some fantastic technology underlying the new system in 8.1.  Suddenly it is all thrown out just to resolve a perceived user problem.

All that needed to be done to the 8.1 system is add selected folder sync ON TOP.  Then users could configure OneDrive either way, or some combination of the two.  Then use some slick instructions to educate users.

DO NOT throw it all out.  What you had was one up over DropBox.  Now you have no edge.

Hopefully you are working on some "magic" that we don't yet know about.  Otherwise I don't know what I will do.  Windows 7 OneDrive in Windows 10 just will not do!

Totally agree.  There was some fantastic technology underlying the new system in 8.1.  Suddenly it is all thrown out just to resolve a perceived user problem.

All that needed to be done to the 8.1 system is add selected folder sync ON TOP.  Then users could configure OneDrive either way, or some combination of the two.  Then use some slick instructions to educate users.

DO NOT throw it all out.  What you had was one up over DropBox.  Now you have no edge.

Hopefully you are working on some "magic" that we don't yet know about.  Otherwise I don't know what I will do.  Windows 7 OneDrive in Windows 10 just will not do!

My exact words - if anyone had this kind of problem, fine, just give them the OPTION of selective sync and let them know it is there. For the rest of us, nothing needed to be changed. 

I work as a translator and I've actually built my workflow around this feature, I do not need all of my work files at the same moment, but it is nice to have them handy when I need somthing real quick.

And I'm sure there are lots of folks that used that feature to their massive advantage, like me.

I also hope this is a temporary replacement, otherwise...

The only thing that was missing from 8.1, was selective synchronization, but everything else was perfect, including placeholders (even though I've seen strange things on the smart files (files online only) who did not have the same size on my Surface Pro and on my PC, were larger on the Surface which is annoying since it has less disk space than on a PC...).

And this is my main issue. The smart files were great and I've used this functionality quite extensively.
Now you don't have smart files and either have to keep all your files synced locally to retain quick access (and for me, more importantly, to keep track of what's where and whether I have it in the first place), or you need to go to OneDrive settings and selectivelly sync the needed folder/file. Of course, if you know exactly where it is.

If there is a way to bring the old sync model back, I'd be willing to try.

Yes, I could of course revert back to build 9860, or even to 8.1, but if this is really the way they decided to go, we are royally screwed, ladies and gentlemen.

And this is my main issue. The smart files were great and I've used this functionality quite extensively.
Now you don't have smart files and either have to keep all your files synced locally to retain quick access (and for me, more importantly, to keep track of what's where and whether I have it in the first place), or you need to go to OneDrive settings and selectivelly sync the needed folder/file. Of course, if you know exactly where it is.

If there is a way to bring the old sync model back, I'd be willing to try.

Yes, I could of course revert back to build 9860, or even to 8.1, but if this is really the way they decided to go, we are royally screwed, ladies and gentlemen.

The change was probably an overreaction. What was needed was just a more obvious/clear distinction between local and online-only files. Maybe a new kind of icon that represents a placeholder for online only files?

I'm curious now what happens to newly created child folders (after making the initial online/offline selection). Do they automatically inherit the settings of their parent folder?

In short, this is the worse. And we might have to put up with this until next year too since there will be no new build until then.

I thought Windows have the "Offline Files" feature for years and nobody have problem with that? Maybe slapping a red X mark on the file that only available online to make sure no one misunderstand? (On top of, you know, the column that clearly say "Available online only"?). It felt almost insulting when they champion this removal as "cool new feature".

Please give us at least the option to revert ASAP. And I don't mean next year.

Totally Agree with you, Smart Files is the best thing that happened to OneDrive. Navigate trough all my online files using Windows Explorer, is awesome. I Simply can't do that anymore if I don't sync all my files offline.

And Now With 10 TERABYTES of disk space on My OneDrive, make this is impossible.