Last night, Microsoft released a public preview of the 64-bit version of the OneDrive for Windows sync client.
This upcoming 64-bit version of the app doesn’t have any new/changed features over the current 32-bit version, but being a 64-bit app, should run much more efficiently on PCs running a 64-bit version of Windows 10 – especially where users regularly need to synchronise larger files.
Microsoft’s OneDrive team said that “…the 64-bit version is the right choice if you plan to use large files, if you have a lot of files, and if you have a computer that’s running a 64-bit version of Windows.”.
As of today (it’s in preview after all), the OneDrive 64-bit version can only be installed on AMD64 devices, and for now Windows 10 on ARM PCs only support the 32-bit version of the sync client such as the #SurfaceProX
When officially released – expected later this April, the 64-bit version of OneDrive Sync Client will automatically replace the 32-bit version.
If you like betas and early testing, there is a public preview of the OneDrive 64-bit client available here: