Microsoft has launched a OneDrive sync app for Windows on Arm and Apple’s M1 Macs for its cloud-based storage service. The public preview of the up to date OneDrive app is available as an opt-in download for each Windows on Arm and macOS, and permits the app to run natively on these units.
This ought to enhance the efficiency of the OneDrive sync app, because the OneDrive course of will now not run emulated on Windows on Arm. The bounce to 64-bit can be helpful for OneDrive customers with plenty of recordsdata or giant recordsdata.
Microsoft’s OneDrive assist for Apple’s M1 Macs and Windows on Arm comes after Dropbox revealed it’s testing its personal native app. Dropbox is presently supported on Apple’s M1 Macs via Rosetta, however an up to date app is arriving subsequent yr. “We have an inside construct for native Apple M1 assist, which we’re presently testing and we’re dedicated to releasing within the first half of 2022,” says a Dropbox spokesperson in a statement to 9to5Mac.
Microsoft has not dedicated to a full launch date for its OneDrive Arm preview, however anybody can allow it from the “get OneDrive Insider preview updates earlier than launch” choice within the OneDrive settings > about part.