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Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions. Too technical. Not enough information. Not enough pictures. Any additional feedback? Finder can search for online-only files by name, but it cannot search the contents within online-only files because they aren't stored on the device. Sometimes you might want to make sure a folder doesn't show up on a device for privacy reasons.

For example, you might want to hide a personal folder on a work computer. Here's how you do that. Select the OneDrive cloud icon up in your Menu bar, select the three dots to open the menu, and select Preferences.

Select the Account tab, and then select Choose folders. Important: Files On-Demand settings are unique to each device, so you may need to do this on each device where you want to keep a folder hidden. Yes, you can move online-only files within your OneDrive folder for that OneDrive account.

When you move files outside that OneDrive folder, the files download to the new folder and are removed from your OneDrive. If you accidentally delete something, you can restore files or folders by going to your OneDrive recycle bin. When you delete an online-only file from your device, you delete it from your OneDrive on all devices and online. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve?

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