Mapping OneDrive for Business (ODfB) as a network drive and increasing maximum file size for transfer to 4 GB

I am using my one terrabyte free diskspace on OneDrive for Business (ODfB) for all kinds of things, but I do not want nor need that all synchronized to my local hard disk. So, I use a mixture of synchronizing regularily accessed files (that should also be available e.g. on the plane) and files I only need once in a while that are well stored on ODfB and can only be accessed with an active network connection.

  1. "First of all, please refer to the troubleshooting tips in the following article before you begin to map the network drive:"

    • Upgrade your IE to the latest version.
    • Add your SharePoint Online sites to the trusted sites
  2. Select the Keep me signed in check box when you sign in to your Office 365 account http://portal.office.com
  3. After signing to Office 365, get to your OneDrive for Business, and copy the OneDrive for Business URL like https://contoso-my.sharepoint.com/personal/user_domain_com/documents/
  4. Right-click the Computer icon from the desktop, and then click Map Network Drive.
  5. Select a Drive and then paste the URL of the library you copied before in the Folder input box.
  6. Make sure the check boxes of Reconnect at sign-in and Connect using different credentials are selected, and then click Finish.
  7. Enter the username and password of your Office 365 when you are prompted to enter the credentials - Click OK.

Note:

  • By default WebDAV is limited to transferring 50 MB files - this can be cranked up to 4 GB.
  • FileSizeLimitInBytes is set to 5000000 which limits your download so just set it to maximum! (this is client side btw)
    1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Parameters
    2. Right click on the FileSizeLimitInBytes and click Modify
    3. Click on Decimal
    4. In the Value data box, type 4294967295, and then click OK.
    5. Note this sets the maximum you can download from the Webdav to 4 gig at one time, I haven’t figured out how to make it unlimited so if you want to download more you need to split it up.


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