Systems services engineer at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
Aug 8, 2025
In this company, we use Microsoft OneDrive for Business for around one year. The use is for storing files automatically when the machine goes down. If I have a local machine and lose information, when synchronized, I have my information available around the world.
I have been working with Microsoft OneDrive for Business for three years; I started my job in that industry when I came and began with the Office 365 technology.
Microsoft OneDrive for Business meets scalability needs for my clients, depending on the size of their organization and infrastructure setup, and it has definitely improved a lot compared to a few years ago.
I use Microsoft OneDrive for all activities at the university, for education, research, and administrative purposes. We use Nextcloud service similar to Microsoft OneDrive for the same purpose. I am still using Nextcloud today because this is a disadvantage of Microsoft OneDrive. We have limited storage, and the storage price is quite high for us, so we started to use another service implemented on our own servers. This is an on-premise service where the storage is cheaper. If we do not want advanced functionalities to share documents, we rather use Nextcloud to store large volumes of data.
Learn what your peers think about Microsoft OneDrive for Business. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: December 2025.
Process Design Consultant at a healthcare company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Top 5
Jul 11, 2025
We have used Microsoft OneDrive in our company for the last two years since I've been there. On a personal level, I don't use it extensively. If I'm going to use anything, I use our SharePoint where we store all of our documents. It's a small business with 20 people. We operate across various sectors, but our main industry is aviation.
Executive Director at Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Real User
Top 5
Jul 10, 2025
I can describe some of the use cases for Microsoft OneDrive. We use SharePoint to store projects that we run. In the last 10 years, we have approximately 400 projects that we run with the industry. I use it because I don't prefer the web interface to see documents, Excel, and other kinds of files. I prefer to use Microsoft OneDrive and to map files on my machine locally. Some files I download and use locally.
Junior Middle Office Officer at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Jul 18, 2022
I use it because I have to access my data with different devices. So, it actually helps me no matter where I am or which device I'm using to be able to not lose any of the files that I have. As for my personal use, I have it mostly to transfer my data and some information that I want, so I won't lose it from phone to phone, or in general, from a device that I am using.
Microsoft OneDrive is used for anything and everything I have on my laptop, I backup on it. If I'm shifting to another laptop I can restore the data on that other laptop, the data is very secured. Sometimes we share files with each other in a very secure manner. We upload the files onto SharePoint or OneDrive, and then send the secured link to the intended recipient. Overall the solution is used to backup data.
Implementation Specialist - Application Solutions at a music company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Sep 27, 2020
Our primary use case is having it as our primary sharing and collaboration tool. Our company is in the entertainment industry. We have lots of different departments like finance, legal, animation, sound, editing — all of that. The actual use case really depends on the department and sometimes the user. For example, I am in our tech department. If I want to share some sort of document with my team, I just put it on OneDrive. Then, if I already shared a folder, I just drop it in that folder and everyone with access to that folder gets access to that file. That is pretty much how everyone is doing their work and sharing their stuff. They create shared folders and they give permissions to different people as to what they can access and then they put stuff in those folders. That covers our basic use cases.
Manager, Smart Agriculture and Food Innovation at a media company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Sep 23, 2020
People in our company often use different methods for storage of their documents. So we've had access to OneDrive for collaboration between employees. I'm a manager of the company and we're customers of Microsoft.
My primary use for the product is keeping files off my desktop and then to use it as a backup if my hard drive cracks or something like that. I am just a one-person consulting firm. I used to have more people working for me, but they are all retired. I am still here and I am the only one left because I was so much younger than everybody else. To Microsoft, I am just a customer and my grandchildren buy their video games.
IT Analyst at a legal firm with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Sep 21, 2020
OneDrive is just part of the package that is deployed with Office 365. I have been using it personally. It is not exactly the type of solution we are shooting for in the company I work for anymore, although we used to use it. I have been primarily using it for storage for personal backup. When I first started at the company in 2016, it was actually used as a central hub for the storage of documents and sharing among team members. That need kind of dissipated over time. So, I am just using it personally for backup now.
OneDrive has been used in a personal setting for several years, but with the project of making a blog it has served me by hosting important files that I must place on the page. It is important to highlight that because of the option to share, I have been able to work with other colleagues that help me on the blog project, who edit and modify the shared items in order to improve them. On the other hand, when blog users have to download a document, OneDrive is the main server where I host office files in general, since from that platform I can make editions with the online programs that complement the online service of Microsoft.
Microsoft OneDrive for Business integrates with Microsoft applications, offering cloud editing, automatic saves, and extensive collaboration tools. It provides substantial storage, allowing users to sync folders, manage version history, and access files globally.A cloud-based storage service, Microsoft OneDrive for Business enhances productivity through seamless Microsoft applications integration. It enables users to edit documents online, sync specific folders, and maintain extensive version...
In this company, we use Microsoft OneDrive for Business for around one year. The use is for storing files automatically when the machine goes down. If I have a local machine and lose information, when synchronized, I have my information available around the world.
I have been working with Microsoft OneDrive for Business for three years; I started my job in that industry when I came and began with the Office 365 technology.
Microsoft OneDrive for Business meets scalability needs for my clients, depending on the size of their organization and infrastructure setup, and it has definitely improved a lot compared to a few years ago.
We use Microsoft OneDrive for sharing information with others in the company. Sharing information is our primary use case.
I use Microsoft OneDrive for all activities at the university, for education, research, and administrative purposes. We use Nextcloud service similar to Microsoft OneDrive for the same purpose. I am still using Nextcloud today because this is a disadvantage of Microsoft OneDrive. We have limited storage, and the storage price is quite high for us, so we started to use another service implemented on our own servers. This is an on-premise service where the storage is cheaper. If we do not want advanced functionalities to share documents, we rather use Nextcloud to store large volumes of data.
I work in the aviation industry. In the office, I use Microsoft OneDrive for documentation purposes, storing data, and sharing with people.
We have used Microsoft OneDrive in our company for the last two years since I've been there. On a personal level, I don't use it extensively. If I'm going to use anything, I use our SharePoint where we store all of our documents. It's a small business with 20 people. We operate across various sectors, but our main industry is aviation.
I can describe some of the use cases for Microsoft OneDrive. We use SharePoint to store projects that we run. In the last 10 years, we have approximately 400 projects that we run with the industry. I use it because I don't prefer the web interface to see documents, Excel, and other kinds of files. I prefer to use Microsoft OneDrive and to map files on my machine locally. Some files I download and use locally.
We use OneDrive to share documents throughout the organization and collaborate. It is also used for backups.
The primary use of Microsoft OneDrive Enterprise is for our file repository and file sharing.
I use it because I have to access my data with different devices. So, it actually helps me no matter where I am or which device I'm using to be able to not lose any of the files that I have. As for my personal use, I have it mostly to transfer my data and some information that I want, so I won't lose it from phone to phone, or in general, from a device that I am using.
Microsoft OneDrive is used for anything and everything I have on my laptop, I backup on it. If I'm shifting to another laptop I can restore the data on that other laptop, the data is very secured. Sometimes we share files with each other in a very secure manner. We upload the files onto SharePoint or OneDrive, and then send the secured link to the intended recipient. Overall the solution is used to backup data.
We primarily use OneDrive for storing our SharePoint files. Sometimes, we use it for individual backup and server backup.
Our primary use case is having it as our primary sharing and collaboration tool. Our company is in the entertainment industry. We have lots of different departments like finance, legal, animation, sound, editing — all of that. The actual use case really depends on the department and sometimes the user. For example, I am in our tech department. If I want to share some sort of document with my team, I just put it on OneDrive. Then, if I already shared a folder, I just drop it in that folder and everyone with access to that folder gets access to that file. That is pretty much how everyone is doing their work and sharing their stuff. They create shared folders and they give permissions to different people as to what they can access and then they put stuff in those folders. That covers our basic use cases.
People in our company often use different methods for storage of their documents. So we've had access to OneDrive for collaboration between employees. I'm a manager of the company and we're customers of Microsoft.
My primary use for the product is keeping files off my desktop and then to use it as a backup if my hard drive cracks or something like that. I am just a one-person consulting firm. I used to have more people working for me, but they are all retired. I am still here and I am the only one left because I was so much younger than everybody else. To Microsoft, I am just a customer and my grandchildren buy their video games.
OneDrive is just part of the package that is deployed with Office 365. I have been using it personally. It is not exactly the type of solution we are shooting for in the company I work for anymore, although we used to use it. I have been primarily using it for storage for personal backup. When I first started at the company in 2016, it was actually used as a central hub for the storage of documents and sharing among team members. That need kind of dissipated over time. So, I am just using it personally for backup now.
I primarily use the solution for both professional work and school work.
We began using OneDrive with our migration to using Office 365.
OneDrive has been used in a personal setting for several years, but with the project of making a blog it has served me by hosting important files that I must place on the page. It is important to highlight that because of the option to share, I have been able to work with other colleagues that help me on the blog project, who edit and modify the shared items in order to improve them. On the other hand, when blog users have to download a document, OneDrive is the main server where I host office files in general, since from that platform I can make editions with the online programs that complement the online service of Microsoft.