Turn on or off OneDrive Files On-Demand in Windows 10 And when you delete a locally available file, it appears in your OneDrive recycle bin as well as Windows recycle bin. If you want to restore, you can restore deleted files from OneDrive’s recycle bin for up to 30 days (from the date of deletion). If you are wondering what happens when you delete a file, please remember that when you delete an online-only file from one of your devices, it will be removed from all of your devices. In short, Files On-Demand feature avoids storing files on your PC but allows you access when required. If you want to free up space by making this file online-only again, simply right-click on it and then click Free up space option. This means that you can open or edit this locally-available file when your PC is offline as well. The online-only file becomes locally-available file now. When you open an online-only file by double-clicking on it, it downloads to your PC.

You might be thinking how to recognize an online-only file? And online-only file shows a cloud icon on it as you can see in the picture above.

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