Using One Drive with Access?

[Windows Central Question]

Using One Drive with Access

I am an Access database on One Drive that I have shared with someone else and given them edit rights. It seems like in order to make design changes to that database it must first be downloaded, changes with Access locally and then synced back to One Drive. I can do that but how does the person I've shared the file with do that. If he downloads it and makes changes how do those changes get synced to the shared file. It seems like it only gets synced to his One Drive but not to my One Drive shared location.

 

[Chintan Gohel]

Re: Using One Drive with Access

I am an Access database on One Drive that I have shared with someone else and given them edit rights. It seems like in order to make design changes to that database it must first be downloaded, changes with Access locally and then synced back to One Drive. I can do that but how does the person I've shared the file with do that. If he downloads it and makes changes how do those changes get synced to the shared file. It seems like it only gets synced to his One Drive but not to my One Drive shared location.

I'm assuming there's no online version of the application, right?

Have you tried using the onedrive app from the store? It might work for you and your colleague

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[fanofthemick]

Re: Using One Drive with Access

I'm not sure what app in the Windows store you are referring to. When I search for Access there are no apps returned that do anything with an Access database. If there is no way to do what I want to do, so be it, I'm just trying to find that out. THANKS.

 

[Chintan Gohel]

Re: Using One Drive with Access

I'm not sure what app in the Windows store you are referring to. When I search for Access there are no apps returned that do anything with an Access database. If there is no way to do what I want to do, so be it, I'm just trying to find that out. THANKS.

I meant onedrive app - sorry if I wasn't clear: The new OneDrive UWP app for Windows 10 PCs is now available | Windows Central

I did read about how you cna sync shared folders which can contain shared files, right? https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Add-and-sync-shared-folders-to-OneDrive-8a63cd47-1526-4cd8-bd09-ee3f9bfc1504