Microsoft released OneDrive version 26.098 for Mac with a new native sync engine that cuts sync times roughly in half. The update also shrinks memory usage and improves energy efficiency on Apple silicon hardware.
The new native sync engine halves sync times and shrinks memory usage on Apple hardware.
The client now supports external drive configurations, which lets users store their OneDrive folder on removable storage devices that meet system requirements. The update responds to user feedback regarding the management of extensive media collections and constrained local disk space.
- Version: 26.098
- Sync Performance Improvement: About two times faster sync performance
- Memory Footprint Optimization: Smaller memory footprint and optimized CPU usage
- Energy Efficiency: Better energy efficiency
- External Drive Support: Allows keeping OneDrive folder on a removable drive
A hidden cache folder introduced in 2022 caused reliability problems for many Mac users. The new sync engine reduces the size of this cache to just a couple of megabytes, even when syncing hundreds of files at once.
Microsoft is rolling out version 26.098 to Microsoft 365 Insiders today. The stable channel release will follow in a few weeks, though the company did not specify an exact date for that wider rollout.
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