You can also set up your OneDrive as a network drive, which serves the same purpose as
placeholders; however, it's slow and doesn't
allow you to use large
files.
The single sync engine will replace the current lineup of three utilities: One for Windows 7 / 8 / Mac for consumer services, another for OneDrive for Business (based on the old Groove sync capabilities), and the newest one for Windows 8.1, offering support for a new feature, «
placeholder files,» which
allow a Windows 8.1 user to browse the contents of OneDrive in the
File Explorer utility, with local and cloud
files existing side by side.