Easiest Way to Sync Box and OneDrive

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• Why Sync Box and OneDrive?
• Best Way to Sync Box and OneDrive --- MultCloud
• Common Way to Sync Box to OneDrive --- Microsoft Flow
• Summary

Why Sync Box and OneDrive?

Box is a cloud computing business service that provides file sharing, collaboration and other tools for working with files uploaded to its servers. You can determine how your content is shared with other users. You can invite others to view and/or edit the account's shared files, upload documents and photos to shared folders (thus sharing them outside of Box), and permit other users to view shared files.

OneDrive is a file hosting service operated by Microsoft as part of its suite of online services. It allows you to store files in the cloud along with other personal data such as Windows settings or BitLocker recovery keys. Files can be synced to a PC and accessed from a web browser or mobile device, or shared publicly or with specific people.

It is believed that many users are already using Box and OneDrive to store and share data. In the process of using these two cloud storage services, you will inevitably need to sync or transfer data between accounts, because you can:

Best Way to Sync Box and OneDrive --- MultCloud

So, how do you sync Box and OneDrive? In this technological age, more and more Box to OneDrive migration tool is designed to sync files between Box and OneDrive. It is recommended to use the multiple cloud storage manager---MultCloud as the best free Box to OneDrive migration tool. In addition to the relatively simple steps, you can also get the following benefits:

How to Sync Box and OneDrive with MultCloud

Once you've created a MultCloud account and added your cloud to it for free, connecting your Box to OneDrive via MultCloud is easy. Then you can choose the sync mode you need most and let MultCloud sync data between Box and OneDrive all at once. The following are the simple steps.

Step 1. Create a MultCloud account. Create a MultCloud account freely and log in. If you already have a MultCloud account, you can directly Log in.

Step 2. Add the Box and OneDrive to MultCloud. Add Box account in MultCloud. Then, add the OneDrive account in the same way.

Step 3. Sync Box to OneDrive using Cloud Sync. Click "Cloud Sync" to enter the following window. Click the "FROM" interface to add Box or a folder in it as the source, and click the "TO" interface to add OneDrive or a folder in it as the destination. Then, click "Sync Now" to sync Box to OneDrive.

After the sync process is complete, you can click "Task List" to manage your sync tasks.

Except for the Cloud Sync, you can also use "Copy to" or "Copy" & "Paste" to copy files from Box to OneDrive, try "Cloud Transfer" to move files from Box to OneDrive, etc. Besides, you can also share Box files with OneDrive to migrate from Box to OneDrive. So, just explore and enjoy MultCloud to manage all your cloud files.

 

Common Way to Sync Box to OneDrive --- Microsoft Flow

The most common cloud data sync method is to upload and download. But considering that frequent sync of a large amount of data takes a long time to operate, many people will choose Microsoft Flow to connect Box to OneDrive and sync data between them. The specific operation steps are as follows.

Step 1. Log in to Microsoft 365 with your OneDrive for Business account.

Step 2. Go to "Apps", then scroll to find "Power Automate".

Step 3. Enter "box to onedrive" in the search box on the next page, and then select the flow called "Add files to OneDrive for Business, when they're added to Box".

Step 4. Connect your Box and OneDrive for Business accounts respectively, and click "Continue".

Step 4. Set the rules and click "Save". Then run the flow.

This method is suitable for OneDrive for Business users who need to synchronize a large amount of data. However, there are some limitations you should be aware:

Summary

Following the "Cloud Sync" method provided by MultCloud, you can easily sync Box and OneDrive. Besides the sync feature, MultCloud also has many advanced features, including Cloud Transfer, Team Transfer, Cloud Backup, and Remote Upload, etc.

With these features, you can easily backup or move files between cloud services and manage multiple cloud storage accounts on the same PC with additional features like share, download, preview, copy or copy to.