OneDrive Silently Configure - still asking user to choose folders to sync

GonWild 426 Reputation points
2020-12-30T11:23:23.533+00:00

Hello,
I've setup OneDrive for Business to use silent account configuration in our domain.
(https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/onedrive/use-silent-account-configuration)

It's OK up to the point where there is a popup asking the user to choose what folders they want to sync/download locally (for those OneDrive accounts that already contain data).

How do I do one of the following:

  1. Automatically configure OneDrive so that everything the user has, is synced down on the client? (preferred)
  2. Frequently trigger the popup window to force the user to configure this, if he hasn't already.
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  1. Erin Ding-MSFT 4,461 Reputation points
    2020-12-31T09:28:10.097+00:00

    @GonWild

    As described in the official document you given in the post, “This feature (silently configure user accounts) works for computers that are joined to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)”.
    So if your computers didn’t join to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), operations in the official document do not apply to you.

    > everything the user has, is synced down on the client

    << Do you mean that you would like to sync files in OneDrive to the client or sync files in the client to OneDrive?
    Currently, there maybe no related GPO to enforce files in OneDrive to be downloaded on the client.
    If you would like to sync files in the client to OneDrive, redirecting and moving Windows known folders to OneDrive is the action closest to your needs.

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  1. Andreas Baumgarten 102.2K Reputation points MVP
    2020-12-30T11:52:16.4+00:00

    Maybe this is helpful:

    https://www.petervanderwoude.nl/post/configuring-the-onedrive-sync-app-basics-for-windows-devices/

    In the chapter "OneDrive sync app basic configurations" is a description how to get this configuration done with Administrative Templates.

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    Regards
    Andreas Baumgarten

  2. Andreas Baumgarten 102.2K Reputation points MVP
    2020-12-30T12:44:21.7+00:00

    The option "Silently move Windows known folders to OneDrive" doesn't solve your requirement?

    (If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

    Regards
    Andreas Baumgarten