# Julia -- problems with files on OneDrive?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-problems-with-files-on-onedrive/10574>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Created:** [April 27, 2018, 9:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-problems-with-files-on-onedrive/10574 "2018-04-27T09:28:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![BLI](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/bli/32/37206_2.png) [@BLI](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/BLI)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 9:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-problems-with-files-on-onedrive/10574/1 "2018-04-27T09:28:09Z")

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I’m currently testing some Julia code developed by others. Code that worked for the developers, didn’t work for me. It seems that the problem is that I have put the files on OneDrive. When I move files to the C-drive, the code works.

**Question 1** : is there a problem for Julia with files on OneDrive?  
**Question 2** : if a problem, is there any chance this might be resolved?

_Background_: I use OneDrive to sync files between several computers. When Microsoft updated OneDrive to allow for links to off-line files in the Fall Creators Update in 2017, some code didn’t work. However, I resolved that by choosing to download all files.

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**Author:** ![greg\_plowman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/greg_plowman/32/8100_2.png) [@greg\_plowman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/greg_plowman)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-problems-with-files-on-onedrive/10574/2 "2018-04-27T10:44:46Z")

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Seems you might have already done this.

I resolved a similar issue by disabling `Files on Demand`, from OneDrive settings.

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**Author:** ![kristoffer.carlsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kristoffer.carlsson/32/22_2.png) [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 10:54am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-problems-with-files-on-onedrive/10574/3 "2018-04-27T10:54:17Z")

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[https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/24483](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/24483)

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**Author:** ![BLI](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/bli/32/37206_2.png) [@BLI](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/BLI)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 11:10am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-problems-with-files-on-onedrive/10574/4 "2018-04-27T11:10:49Z")

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Yes, I _temporarily_ solved my problem with disabling `Files on Demand`. Now, I again have problems.

**Oooooops** – I just discovered that Microsoft has **re-enabled** `Files on Demand` in one of their updates!!

OK – I’ll check if disabling this solves the problem.

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**Author:** ![BLI](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/bli/32/37206_2.png) [@BLI](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/BLI)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-problems-with-files-on-onedrive/10574/5 "2018-04-27T11:19:16Z")

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No, I disabled (once again) `Files on Demand`, restarted Windows, and ran the test again. Still problems. So the problem is _deeper_ than files on demand.

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**Author:** ![BLI](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/bli/32/37206_2.png) [@BLI](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/BLI)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 11:22am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-problems-with-files-on-onedrive/10574/6 "2018-04-27T11:22:12Z")

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OK – my understanding from this thread is that there is a bug in Julia - OneDrive interaction, and that the bug will be fixed. But it doesn’t say when it will be fixed, or whether it has been fixed. In any case, there is a problem now, so if the problem was fixed, Microsoft must have re-introduced a problem?? [I’m using the latest update of Windows 10, and the latest update of Julia v.0.6.2].

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**Author:** ![kristoffer.carlsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kristoffer.carlsson/32/22_2.png) [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-problems-with-files-on-onedrive/10574/7 "2018-04-27T12:49:48Z")

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I think [https://github.com/JuliaLang/libuv/pull/47](https://github.com/JuliaLang/libuv/pull/47) needs to be merged.