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PROS

Microsoft OneDrive for Business offers robust backup capabilities, safeguarding data by syncing offline work once reconnected online.
It enables file access from anywhere globally, ensuring portability and ease of data retrieval.
The integration with Office 365 enhances its utility and simplifies file storage and sharing across Microsoft platforms.
It ensures automatic saving of files, preventing data loss and improving collaboration.
Microsoft OneDrive for Business provides extensive storage space per user, included in the Office 365 subscription at no extra cost.

CONS

OneDrive synchronization can take too long and require excessive bandwidth, especially when saving office data.
There is a possibility of document rollback to a previous version, which can lead to data loss, especially in PowerPoint or large Word documents.
OneDrive does not support backing up Outlook .PST files, which limits its functionality for email archives.
Users experience performance issues, such as bugs and instability, especially when sharing many files in one folder.
Technical support from Microsoft is often reported as poor, especially since the COVID lockdowns.
 

Microsoft OneDrive for Business Pros review quotes

PramodChaudharyDarwha - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at TCS
Jun 21, 2026
Because of this, we have saved 80% of our team's time.
Bharat Raghavan - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager For Marketing And Strategy at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
May 4, 2026
Microsoft OneDrive for Business is very stable and very good.
AM
Technology Analyst at Infosys
Aug 1, 2025
The best thing about Microsoft OneDrive for Business is its shared part—for Microsoft OneDrive for Business, we can share folder labels as well as specific files, which is the best feature that I would recommend.
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Ravan Nannapaneni - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Engineer at Oliver Wyman
Aug 6, 2025
The advantage with Microsoft OneDrive for Business storage is that wherever you are, your data is available on that machine, so your work effectively moves to the other machine once it is saved in Microsoft OneDrive for Business.
RR
System administrator at BNY Mellon
Jul 25, 2025
My advice to others is that since Microsoft OneDrive for Business is portable, you can access it anywhere from any devices if you have an account with Microsoft.
Richard Griggs - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Consultant and Owner at Griggs Consulting
Aug 5, 2025
Some of the best features of Microsoft OneDrive for Business are the ability to ensure automatic saving, as I've been in IT for over thirty years and have seen plenty of times when people forgot to hit file save and lost data, and having this automatically saved constantly is a very nice feature set.
LS
Director of the IT at Jagiellonian University
Jul 14, 2025
The best features in Microsoft OneDrive are that it makes the files available from around the world, so users are not tied to a computer.
GF
ECM Technical Consultant at Konica Minolta
Aug 11, 2025
Microsoft OneDrive for Business is easier to use because it has all the tools integrated with SharePoint and Teams, and Microsoft Office is already inside the office, making it the least problematic to implement.
AP
Executive Director at Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Jul 10, 2025
Some of the best features I appreciate most about Microsoft OneDrive are the simplicity to map different kinds of SharePoint files that are stored in the cloud.
RV
Jul 31, 2025
The best features of Microsoft OneDrive for Business are its continuous improvement in terms of cloud capabilities, security features, and user experience as it's enhancing every day compared to the past.
 

Microsoft OneDrive for Business Cons review quotes

PramodChaudharyDarwha - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at TCS
Jun 21, 2026
Sometimes I think the auto-save feature of the things that we edit should also work in offline mode for some time, because once we get disconnected, I sometimes feel that the Excel or the Word document is trying to connect to Microsoft OneDrive for Business and trying to save it, but somehow the sessions expire.
Bharat Raghavan - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager For Marketing And Strategy at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
May 4, 2026
For Microsoft OneDrive for Business, something which would really be helpful is something which would help with Outlook email automation.
AM
Technology Analyst at Infosys
Aug 1, 2025
Regarding Microsoft OneDrive for Business's versioning control, sometimes there are syncing problems.
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Ravan Nannapaneni - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Engineer at Oliver Wyman
Aug 6, 2025
However, sometimes when we work on PowerPoint or large Word documents, there is a chance that the document gets rolled back to a previous version, and you lose your work.
RR
System administrator at BNY Mellon
Jul 25, 2025
The user interface of Microsoft OneDrive for Business could be improved.
Richard Griggs - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Consultant and Owner at Griggs Consulting
Aug 5, 2025
One of the things that I find to be challenging about Microsoft OneDrive for Business, specifically working with Windows eleven, is that it automatically tries to sync up accounts.
LS
Director of the IT at Jagiellonian University
Jul 14, 2025
My experience with technical support from Microsoft has been rather poor.
GF
ECM Technical Consultant at Konica Minolta
Aug 11, 2025
The solution can be complex to deal with at times.
AP
Executive Director at Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Jul 10, 2025
When referring to the beginning, I mean more than 10 years ago; we used to have problems with losing connections and files due to synchronization issues between the local and cloud file systems, and there were also numerous problems when using Mac.
RV
Jul 31, 2025
The maintenance required for Microsoft OneDrive for Business is okay, but I find it resource-intensive and not very user-friendly.