

Many professionals, including consultants and freelancers, must often work with both Apple iCloud and Microsoft OneDrive cloud services. If you receive the error message, file contains restricted characters, remove unnecessary characters from the filename (e.g., /, \,, :, *, ", ?, |).How to secure and move files between iCloud and OneDrive If you receive the error message, A file with this name already exists, rename the file that you are trying to upload. If the file has been moved, renamed, or deleted before you tried to upload it, locate the file then try to upload it again. You may receive this message if you have moved the file on your computer after an automatic upload has occurred. Shorten the name of your file or the name of subfolders in OneDrive, or select a subfolder that's closer to the top-level folder, then try to upload the file again. The filename and path must contain fewer than 442 characters. The filename (including the path) is too long. OneDrive can't upload this file to this location Save any changes to the file, close the app, then try to upload the file again. You can turn Location Services on or off at Settings > Privacy > Location Services. Note: You may find that enabling location services for OneDrive helps, especially if it’s during background sync.

To see how much space you have remaining or get more storage, tap Menu Settings and then tap your account name to see your total storage and space available.

Refrain from signing out or reinstalling the app at this time as it will only cause the process to restart.Ī file won't upload if it doesn't fit into your available OneDrive storage space. Note: For large amounts of data, especially if you also connect to iCloud, the upload process may take longer.
