The new sync functionality speeds up the synchronization process and reduces the bandwidth required to keep files in sync across devices.
Until now, OneDrive supported differential sync for some file types such as Office documents only.Ī 1 Gigabyte file would have to be transferred in full whenever it was changed even if the entire changes made up a single Kilobyte only.ĭifferential synchronization addresses the issue by syncing only the changed bits of a file and not the file in its entirety. Up until now, it could happen that an entire file needed to be synced again even if the changes were minor. Files are synced when the OneDrive client runs on a system and when changes are noted. OneDrive users may use the service to synchronize files between their devices using the cloud. OneDrive will synchronize large files significantly faster and considerably reduce network utilization for all file types.Differential sync for all file types in OneDrive for Business.