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Missing OneDrive "Always keep on this device" option

Hi all,

I have notices that the "Always keep on this device" option have vanished from OneDrive after upgrading to Windows 11. One Drive for Business seem OK.

I really need this option back! Anyone else seen this?

Below is a right click in explorer in OneDrive.

Below is the same right click in OneDrive for Business

Any ideas please?

Hi Steve,

I am Dave, I will help you with this.

Right click the OneDrive icon on the Taskbar and open its settings from there.

Do you see a 'Files On Demand' setting there?
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Hi Dave, yes files on demand is enabled.

Many thanks,

Steve

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Hi Steve,

Disable that 'Files on Demand' setting and OneDrive will download your files from the Cloud, you will then have a copy of you files on your PC and a synced set online.
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Thank you Dave,

I have over 1TB of files in OneDrive, way to many for my laptop.

Files on demand should work, right?

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Hi Steve,

Yes, Files on Demand will work, it uploads your files to the Cloud and deletes them from your PC, then when you want to work on a file, it gets downloaded while you work on it and then is synced back to the cloud.
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Thanks David. I think what you are say is this...?

"Keep on this device" no longer exists.

So the only two options are;

a) Disable files on demand an sync 1TB of data onto my 512GB disk,

or

b) Open every single file before i travel to ensure they are downloaded.

"Keep on this device" enabled me to select individual folder and worked on Windows 10. Are you saying it's gone from Win11? Is there a support statement from Microsoft saying this or is this just another MS bug?

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Hi Steve.123,

The best option would be to create a folder on your drive, not inside a folder that is synced to OneDrive, and then use that to store files you need to keep on your PC,

Do you have this option?

If you download a file from OneDrive, then right click a file on your PC, is there an option to always keep the file on your device?
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It should say OneDrive - Personal if your Windows 11 is up to date. I'm on Windows 11 also. You must right click the OneDrive icon before you get the Always keep on this device.


Are you syncing to OneDrive with that OneDrive folder? Go to the OneDrive Settings > Account tab > Choose folders then at the bottom it shows the path to your syncing OneDrive folder.

Another possibility:
If you have cloud encryption software installed you may only see the OneDrive icon and not the OneDrive - Personal icon because you are looking at the virtual drive created by the software. So I suspect it's possible you have cloud encryption software installed. If you do go to the white cloud icon on the taskbar instead of going through your virtual drive.

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