Being able to synchronize content on your SkyDrive Pro
account with your local computer is a great convenience. However, be
advised that when you do this you are actually introducing a possible
security issue: remember that you are taking a file that is in a secure
location and making the file available on your local device. If your
computer is compromised—perhaps lost, stolen, or hacked—your
synchronized files will then be available to whomever or whatever has
compromised your computer.
Also, when you synchronize sites to your local computer you might
end up with a site that houses more information than you can store on
your local computer. You are able to synchronize up to 20,000 items
from your SkyDrive Pro account to your local computer. Each file
downloaded can be up to 2 GB in size. So, in theory, you can
synchronize up to approximately 39 terabytes (TB) of data from your
SkyDrive Pro account to your local device. I don’t know about you, but
I haven’t seen many PCs or tablets lately with 39 TB of storage
capacity!
Therefore (and not surprisingly), it is considered a best practice
to stop synchronizing files, folders, or sites when you no longer
require offline access to them.
Discontinue syncing SkyDrive Pro files with your local device
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In the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, click the up arrow.
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Right-click the SkyDrive Pro icon.
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On the shortcut menu that appears, click Stop Syncing A Folder.
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In the Stop Syncing A Folder dialog box, select the item with which you want to stop synchronization.
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Click Stop Syncing.
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In the pop-up message box that appears, Click Yes.
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Discontinue synchronizing your SkyDrive Pro account and your local computer.
