{"id":3254,"date":"2017-06-19T06:33:26","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T13:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=3254"},"modified":"2023-02-04T06:34:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T14:34:09","slug":"onedrive-synchronizing-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/alwaysup\/onedrive-synchronizing-files\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Confirm that OneDrive is Synchronizing your Files"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"OneDrive<\/div>\n

AlwaysUp is designed to run OneDrive all the time<\/a> — starting it when your PC boots and keeping synchronization going 24×7 despite failures or other unexpected interruptions. You don’t even need to log on!<\/p>\n

But to gain those benefits, AlwaysUp must launch OneDrive in the background as a Windows Service<\/a>. In that situation, described in our tutorial showing how to setup OneDrive as a Windows Service<\/a>, OneDrive’s usual “cloud” icon won’t appear on your taskbar. You won’t see the informative icon overlays beside the files and folders being synchronized either. And without those visual elements, how do you know<\/i> that your important files and folders are being copied to and from the cloud?<\/p>\n

Perform this easy 4-step test to prove that your files are protected:<\/p>\n

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    Start OneDrive in AlwaysUp<\/b><\/h2>\n

    From AlwaysUp, select “Start OneDrive” from the “Application” menu:<\/p>\n


    \n\"Start<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

    Your service should transition to Running after a few seconds. Clicking on the green circle should reveal details of the running process:<\/p>\n


    \n\"Start<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

    Please consult our online troubleshooter<\/a> or get in touch<\/a> if you can’t get this far!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Wait for five minutes while OneDrive starts<\/b><\/h2>\n

    OneDrive can take a while to initialize itself — especially if it has a long list of files and folders to synchronize. This is a good opportunity for you to:<\/p>\n