---
title: "Microsoft OneDrive"
slug: "microsoft-onedrive"
description: "Reliable and secure data sync. Learn how to quickly and easily connect your data from more than 200 sources to OneDrive with Dataddo. Managed data pipelines."
tags: ["Data destination", "How-to guide"]
updated: 2025-09-28T15:23:12Z
published: 2025-09-28T15:23:12Z
---

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# Microsoft OneDrive

**Microsoft OneDrive** is a cloud-based storage service provided by Microsoft that allows users to store and access their files and documents from anywhere. It offers seamless integration with various devices and applications, enabling users to easily sync, share, and collaborate on their files while providing a secure and reliable storage solution.

## Authorize Connection to OneDrive

To authorize this service, use **OAuth 2.0** to share specific data with Dataddo while keeping usernames, passwords, and other information private.

1. On the **Authorizers** page, click on [Authorize New Service](https://app.dataddo.com/service/new) and select your service.
2. Follow the on-screen prompts to grant Dataddo the necessary permissions to **access and retrieve** your data.
3. **[Optional]** Once your ***authorizer*** is created, click on it to **change the label** for easier identification.

Ensure that the account you're granting access to holds at least **admin-level permissions**. If necessary, assign a team member with the required permissions with the [authorizer role](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/user-roles#authorizer) to authenticate the service for you.

For more information, see our article on [***authorizers***](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/authorized-services).

## Connect a New OneDrive Destination

1. On the **Destinations** page, click on the [**Create Destination**](https://app.dataddo.com/destinations) button and select the destination from the list.
2. Select your ***authorizer*** from the drop-down menu.
3. For non-business accounts, provide your **Drive ID**. For more informaton, see [Non-Business Account: Drive ID](/docs/microsoft-onedrive#nonbusiness-account-drive-id).
4. [Optional] **Path**: Select your directory, folder or input the name manually, e.g. `/Documents/`.
5. Name your ***destination*** and click on **Save**.

          Need to authorize another connection?

          

Click on **Add new Account** in drop-down menu during ***authorizer*** selection and follow the on-screen prompts. You can also go to the **Authorizers** tab and click on [**Add New Service**](https://app.dataddo.com/service/new).

### Non-Business Account: Drive ID

Unless you have a **Business account**, you will need to provide your **Drive ID** when creating your destination.

**To obtain the ID**:

1. Login to your OneDrive account.
2. From the URL, copy the string after `cid=`. E.g., `a1b2c3d4f5g6h7` from `htttps://onedrive.live.com/?id=...&cid=a1b2c3d4f5g6h7`.

## Create a Flow to Microsoft OneDrive

1. Navigate to **Flows** and click on [**Create Flow**](https://app.dataddo.com/flow/new).
2. Click on **Connect Your Data** to add your ***source(s)***.
3. Click on **Connect Your Data Destination** to add the ***destination***.
4. Choose the [write mode](https://docs.dataddo.com/docs/data-storages#write-modes) and fill in the other required information.
5. Check the **Data Preview** to see if your configuration is correct.
6. **Name** your flow and click on **Create Flow** to finish the setup.

### File Partitioning

File partitioning **splits large datasets into smaller, manageable partitions**, based on criteria like date. This technique enhances data organization, query performance, and management by grouping subsets of data with shared attributes.

During ***flow*** creation, you can:

- Select one of the **predefined file name patterns**.
- Define your own **custom name** to  suit your partitioning needs.

**Example of a custom file name** When creating a custom file name, use variations of the offered file names.

For example, use a **base file** name and add a different **date range** pattern:

```
xyz_{{1d1|Ymd}}
```

Using this file name, Dataddo will create a new file named `xyz` every day, e.g. `xyz_20xx0101`, `xyz_20xx0102` etc.

For more information, see [Dynamic File Naming Patterns](/docs/dynamic-file-naming-patterns).

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Authorizers act as credentials for external services (e.g. Facebook or Google). To enable Dataddo to access and retrieve your data, you need to grant access to accounts that possess admin-level permissions or higher within these services.