Microsoft Releases OneDrive Sync App for Apple M1 Mac, Windows on ARM

Microsoft has unveiled a brand new OneDrive sync app for Windows on ARM and Apple’s M1 Mac. The tech big’s new app for its cloud-based storage service OneDrive for Apple Silicon and Windows on ARM is now obtainable for public preview. The firm might be rolling out the brand new function to the Insiders ring progressively over the approaching days. To allow the preview, customers are required to affix the Insiders ring. With OneDrive, customers can sync recordsdata between the pc and the cloud. The synced recordsdata might be accessed straight in File Explorer and it may be used even offline.

Microsoft on December 6 announced the replace by way of a weblog publish. “We’re excited to announce that OneDrive sync for Windows on ARM and for Apple silicon is now available as a public preview”, mentioned the corporate.

To take a look at the general public preview variations of OneDrive sync, it is advisable to be a part of the corporate’s Insiders ring and allow the preview by heading to OneDrive Settings > About. By choosing the Get pre-release Microsoft inside updates, a brand new possibility seems within the dialogue field Get the OneDrive app constructed for Apple silicon. The preview might be availed by tapping on Get ARM64 construct.

There might be a ready time to check out the OneDrive sync app as Microsoft says it can begin rolling it out to the Insiders ring over the subsequent few days.

Like Microsoft, different storage companies together with Dropbox and Google Drive are additionally engaged on measures to offer help for Apple’s M1 Mac and Windows on ARM. Dropbox has reportedly revealed that it is testing its personal native app. According to a report by 9to5Mac, Dropbox is at the moment testing an inside construct for native Apple M1 help and it’ll go dwell within the first half of subsequent yr.

Similarly, Google has added full help for Apple M1 Mac to Google Drive for desktop in October this yr.