Fully Integrate OneDrive

One annoyance with Windows is how it bakes support for OneDrive into the operating system, while separating its folders from your user account. That means you end up with two of all your key user folders.

Interestingly, you can merge OneDrive’s folders with those in your user account, making things simpler to manage, but it’s a one-way process—unmerging the two later isn’t an option. If that doesn’t put you off, browse to your user folder, right-click your Documents folder, and choose “Properties > Location tab.” Click “Move,” then browse to the corresponding directory inside your OneDrive folder, and click “Apply.” Click “Yes” to move existing files into the new location, then read the warning before clicking “Yes.” Repeat for any other system folders you wish to integrate.

One thing to consider—the size of your OneDrive storage. You only get 5GB for free, so unless you’ve paid for additional storage, or have subscribed to Office 365, this may prove to be a non-starter. In that event, make use of Libraries instead. Windows 10 may have hidden them, but Libraries are still very much a part of it. Open a File Explorer window, switch to the View tab, and click the “Navigation pane” button—check “Show libraries” to put them back in the navigation pane. From here, select the Libraries view, right-click each Library in turn, and choose “Properties.” Click “Add…” to add the corresponding OneDrive folder to that Library, and click “Include folder” followed by “OK.” The folders remain separate, but they’re easier to switch between.