There is no lie in this article. In Windows 8.1 Public Preview you cannot change the SkyDrive folder by design. Simply because Windows 8.1 wasn’t finished at that point.
In the final version of Windows 8.1 (RTM), the folder can be changed using the procedure mentioned in this article.
Antonio Castro
10 years ago
Ciprian, I followed your instructions but I don´t have the Location tab in Skydrive folder properties.
How come?
Tks
As I mentioned in earlier comments – this feature doesn’t exist in Windows 8.1 Preview. It was implemented only in the final RTM version which will be launched globally on October 18th.
Ivar
10 years ago
I used your guide on how to move my Skydrive folder to another disk (d:skydrive). Thank you. But then I found that the folder content is available for the Guest user (which I activated so that friends can use the PC for simple browsing.) Why is that? I assume the default location restricts access? And what’s the easiest way restrict access to just me ?
I haven’t tried it but it should work. Try it out and share the results with us. I’m sure others will find your experiment useful.
Jimmy G
9 years ago
Nice work here, but maybe I am not approaching the problem correctly. I want to have File Explorer in Win 8.1 (Update) open by default in OneDrive/Documents, which is the default when I click “Save.”
Right now when I open File Explorer it defaults to “This PC.” How do I change the default? TIA Jim
Adele Anderson
9 years ago
I’m in line behind Jimmy G. I’m not interested in the default opening of File Explorer to “This PC”. Please explain a work-around for this if at all possible.
Thanks for all the -understandable- info on OneDrive. Very nice to be able to understand information for a change 🙂
Mihai
9 years ago
Is there a way to use another account instead of the current account?
You sign into Windows 8.1 with another account and you can use OneDrive for that account separate from your main account.
Anusha
9 years ago
Thank you for the post. Can the original Onedrive folder be deleted after changing the default location? Will it have any impact on the changed drives?
2Rowdy
9 years ago
Skydrive demands NTFS. I can’t move it to my SD card.
Got it to work. In Hardware settings I have set the drive to Better Performance. Next I used CMD Convert to reformat the SD card to NTFS without having to make a backup of the card. After a restart I could transfer OneDrive to the SD card.
Darin
9 years ago
Thank you. Perfect explanation and I got it done 1st try with no fuss.
Hartoyo
8 years ago
Thank You Very Much for the explanation.
I want more space in drive C, and i’m worry once my PC get a trouble and need to be formated it’s affect on files in OneDrive.
ur explanation is Clear and very usefull .
Cheer
shaynr
8 years ago
Thank you for the detailed and precise instructions. Managed to do it on the first trial.
lakshya
8 years ago
No location tab in Windows 10.
Is there another way?
you are making personification easy with Windows 8.1 tips, thanks for sharing your valuable knowledge
I’m glad you found this article useful.
The steps you have provided is for Windows 8; not for 8.1 Preview. You are liar!
There is no lie in this article. In Windows 8.1 Public Preview you cannot change the SkyDrive folder by design. Simply because Windows 8.1 wasn’t finished at that point.
In the final version of Windows 8.1 (RTM), the folder can be changed using the procedure mentioned in this article.
Ciprian, I followed your instructions but I don´t have the Location tab in Skydrive folder properties.
How come?
Tks
What exact Windows version are you using?
Ciprian, I´m using Windows 8.1 Pro preview.
Tks
As I mentioned in earlier comments – this feature doesn’t exist in Windows 8.1 Preview. It was implemented only in the final RTM version which will be launched globally on October 18th.
I used your guide on how to move my Skydrive folder to another disk (d:skydrive). Thank you. But then I found that the folder content is available for the Guest user (which I activated so that friends can use the PC for simple browsing.) Why is that? I assume the default location restricts access? And what’s the easiest way restrict access to just me ?
Thanks
Ivar
Use this guide to remove the permissions to that folder, for the Guest user:
http://www.digitalcitizen.life/take-ownership-and-change-permissions-files-and-folders
Can i move sky drive to my external hard drive which will be plugged into my computer at all times to save space on the computers hard drive?
I haven’t tried it but it should work. Try it out and share the results with us. I’m sure others will find your experiment useful.
Nice work here, but maybe I am not approaching the problem correctly. I want to have File Explorer in Win 8.1 (Update) open by default in OneDrive/Documents, which is the default when I click “Save.”
Right now when I open File Explorer it defaults to “This PC.” How do I change the default? TIA Jim
I’m in line behind Jimmy G. I’m not interested in the default opening of File Explorer to “This PC”. Please explain a work-around for this if at all possible.
Thanks for all the -understandable- info on OneDrive. Very nice to be able to understand information for a change 🙂
Is there a way to use another account instead of the current account?
You sign into Windows 8.1 with another account and you can use OneDrive for that account separate from your main account.
Thank you for the post. Can the original Onedrive folder be deleted after changing the default location? Will it have any impact on the changed drives?
Skydrive demands NTFS. I can’t move it to my SD card.
Got it to work. In Hardware settings I have set the drive to Better Performance. Next I used CMD Convert to reformat the SD card to NTFS without having to make a backup of the card. After a restart I could transfer OneDrive to the SD card.
Thank you. Perfect explanation and I got it done 1st try with no fuss.
Thank You Very Much for the explanation.
I want more space in drive C, and i’m worry once my PC get a trouble and need to be formated it’s affect on files in OneDrive.
ur explanation is Clear and very usefull .
Cheer
Thank you for the detailed and precise instructions. Managed to do it on the first trial.
No location tab in Windows 10.
Is there another way?