Windows user here. I purposely map OneDrive as a network drive on my PCs to break any connection MS apps have with OneDrive.
Everytime i don’t do this, I’ll end up with previous versions when opening it and non-existenting versions of what I was actually doing in OneDrive dedespite having the full paid plan.
Back in the days I did that, I had some issues with it being unreadable with my 3 end 4TB ones.
Something to do with it internally converting MBR in the USB to SATA controller or something like that to allow larger disks on older systems. I don’t remember the specifics.
Anyway, it can be that your data becomes unreadable, and you’ll have to convert it with TestDisk or so. Or make sure you’ll initialize it as GPT from the first time. Not sure if that will help.
md5checker 3.3
Easy, transparante, does what you expect.
I had on Win10, Win11, at home and at work. Always with files that are left open whole days on more than 1 PC. Since it do the networkdrive trick I never had the issue.
Plus it works a lot faster, as you’re actually using files on your M.2 SSD instead of checking the cloud every time you make a minor change. Let OneDrive figure it out afterwards.
You can do something like, or any other shared path that will work for your user rights.
It breaks the app connections for sure. Ever time ypu open a document LOCALLY it still refers to the https version. When you open it from X:\ It refers to X:\ which in turn refers to C:\ …
You notice the difference in speed and behavior immediately.