Microsoft has launched a OneDrive sync app for Windows on Arm and Apple’s M1 Macs for its cloud-based storage service. The public preview of the up to date OneDrive app is available as an opt-in download for each Windows on Arm and macOS, and permits the app to run natively on these units.

This ought to enhance the efficiency of the OneDrive sync app, because the OneDrive course of will not run emulated on Windows on Arm. The leap to 64-bit can also be helpful for OneDrive customers with numerous information or massive information.

Microsoft’s OneDrive assist for Apple’s M1 Macs and Windows on Arm comes after Dropbox revealed it’s testing its personal native app. Dropbox is presently supported on Apple’s M1 Macs by Rosetta, however an up to date app is arriving subsequent yr. “We have an internal build for native Apple M1 support, which we’re currently testing and we’re committed to releasing in the first half of 2022,” says a Dropbox spokesperson in a statement to 9to5Mac.

Microsoft has not dedicated to a full launch date for its OneDrive Arm preview, however anybody can allow it from the “get OneDrive Insider preview updates before release” possibility within the OneDrive settings > about part.