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Accessing OneDrive like a local drive on Linux with onedriver

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If you’ve ever wished your OneDrive files just appeared in your Linux filesystem, no clunky sync clients, no waiting while 100 GB of data crawl in the background, then meet onedriver.

It’s a clever little tool that mounts OneDrive as a native filesystem on Linux, making your cloud files act like local files without actually syncing them all.


  • onedriver mounts your OneDrive account to a directory (for example, ~/OneDrive) so you can use your files through your file browser or CLI as if they were on your machine. 

  • It does on-demand download: a file is only fetched from OneDrive the moment you try to open it — you don’t have to wait for everything to sync. 

  • Bidirectional behavior: changes on OneDrive show up locally; write operations locally are reflected remotely. (Though “sync” here is more subtle than full-sync clients.) 

  • Works offline for previously opened files. If you lose connectivity, the filesystem becomes read-only until you’re back online. 


Installation 

  1.  

    Install onedriver via your distribution:

    • Fedora/CentOS/RHEL via COPR. (GitHub)

    • Ubuntu/Debian via OpenSUSE Build Service (yes, weird cross-repo). (GitHub)

    • Arch/Manjaro via AUR. (GitHub)

    • Or build from source: you’ll need Go, C compiler, webkit2gtk-4.0 and json-glib. (GitHub)

  2. Mount your OneDrive:

    onedriver /path/to/mount/onedrive/at

    Optionally use the GUI launcher if you prefer a visual workflow. 

  3. (Optional) Set it to launch at login via systemd for a seamless “mounted every boot” experience. 


Who should use it

  • Linux desktop users who already use OneDrive and want seamless access to their cloud files without syncing everything locally.

  • Tech-savvy folks who are comfortable installing packages, dealing with mounts, maybe editing a systemd service.

  • People with constrained local storage (for example SSDs) who don’t want to mirror everything.

  • Anyone who wants one cloud bucket (OneDrive) accessible across Windows, Mac, Linux without complex sync workflows.

 

In the “mount cloud as local” category, onedriver stands out for simplicity and elegance. It doesn’t try to be everything (backup tool, full sync service)  instead it focuses tightly on making OneDrive usable like a local folder. That’s refreshing.
If you’re comfortable with a little setup and understand the limitations, it’s a solid tool. 

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