Microsoft OneDrive is integrated into every copy of Windows 10 by default. Activate it, and the OneDrive folder on your PC will automatically synchronize with a cloud version stored in your Microsoft account. You navigate and interact with this folder like you would any other folder in Windows.
But there’s also a local client, which can help you to explore and manage your OneDrive. This app works differently to the OneDrive folder in Windows and has its own unique keyboard shortcuts. Remember them, and they’ll save you time and make it even easier to work with your OneDrive files.
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Microsoft OneDrive Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Basic Shortcuts | |
| Arrow keys | Select adjacent items |
| Ctrl + A | Select all items |
| Ctrl + D | Deselect all selected items |
| Ctrl + C | Copy select file or files |
| Ctrl + V | Paste copied file or files |
| Shift + arrow keys | Select multiple files |
| Alt + Esc | Cycle through opened files |
| File Shortcuts | |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | New folder |
| Esc | Close the current pop-up or opened item |
| Space | Toggle selection for current item |
| Enter | Open or download selected item |
| Alt + up arrow key | Navigate to parent folder |
| F2 | Rename selected item |
| Delete | Delete selected item |
| S | Share selected item or items |
| Shift + F10 | Open details menu |
| I | Toggle details pane |
| Alt + P | Display file details |
| Alt + M | Enter selection mode |
| Miscellaneous Shortcuts | |
| ? (Shift and /) | Show keyboard shortcuts |
| / or Ctrl + E | Search |
| G | Open action details panel |
| F1 | Open Help |
| Left and right arrow keys in preview of document | Change pages of document |
| Ctrl + J | Show downloads panel |
| Alt + L | Lock Personal Vault |
| Alt + F4 | Close the item |
| F10 | Activate the menu bar |
| Ctrl + B | Skip back 10 seconds in the video player |
| Ctrl + F | Skip forward 30 seconds in the video player |
OneDrive and the Power of Cloud Backups
Knowing all the keyboard shortcuts for the OneDrive app for Windows can make navigating through your files and folders much faster and easier. It doesn’t have that many shortcuts, compared to other apps, but the few it does have are worth remembering.
However, you might not want to use OneDrive at all. In that case, you can disable OneDrive in Windows 10 entirely. You might also want to check out competing cloud backup solutions, which do a similar job.