Transfer your files to OneDrive with Known Folder Move
Although the OneDrive app is deeply integrated into Windows 10, moving all your data from your desktop to Microsoft’s cloud storage, OneDrive can be quite a task. Realizing this, Microsoft has a rolled out a new feature for its users – Known Folder Move (KFM) for OneDrive.
Known Folder Move for OneDriveThe feature is primarily designed to help Windows users move their docs, desktop, and pictures into OneDrive to enable them to organize their most important files and access them across different applications.
All the user content is automatically synced to Microsoft’s cloud storage without disrupting productivity.
There is nothing a user needs to do to prepare for this change. Once rolled out (anticipate rollout completion by late July) the user could move content from the Desktop, Documents, and Pictures folders to OneDrive via a single dedicated button. All his files will be in the same familiar Windows “Known Folders”.
Then, with KFM configured he will view the folders redirecting to OneDrive (circled in red). As you can see from the image above, Downloads folder will not be moved to OneDrive. The feature would also use OneDrive Files on Demand capability, where icons would become visible to the user beside each folder. The cloud icon signifies it’s only in OneDrive, the green tick shows it remains on the device itself (as well as in OneDrive).
An additional benefit Known Folder Move (KFM) for OneDrive offers is that if you are an IT Admin, you can automate this task by using Group Policy. You can deploy a group policy to users in your organization to encourage them to perform KFM operations.
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