Only files that you mark as 'Always keep on this device' have the green circle with the white check mark. With Storage Sense turned on, these files will become online-only files after the time period you've selected. Just right-click the file and select “Free up space.” If you need more space, you can change the file back to online only. You can open a locally available file anytime, even without Internet access. When you open an online-only file, it downloads to your device and becomes a locally available file. You can’t open online-only files when your device isn’t connected to the Internet. You see a cloud icon for each online-only file in File Explorer, but the file doesn’t download to your device until you open it.
Online-only files don’t take up space on your computer. Your files will have these statuses in File Explorer:Ī blue cloud icon next to a OneDrive file or folder indicates that the file is only available online. See thumbnails of over 300 different file types even if you don’t have the required application installed to open it
See important information about files, such as whether they are shared Set files and folders to be always available locally on your device Save space on your device by making files online only
