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The new OneDrive Windows app can help manage your photos.
The new app is already available in Windows 10 and 11 for you to try.
An upcoming new Photos Agent uses Copilot AI to find specific photos.
I snap a lot of photos that I store not just on my phone but on my Windows PC. And with more than 15,000 photos in my library, I could use a helping hand managing them all. Now, Microsoft is providing that help with a couple of new tools heading to Windows 11.
First up is a new OneDrive Windows app. Currently, Windows 10 and 11 both offer limited options for interacting with your local photos and other files in OneDrive. You can view and manage your folders and files. You can tweak different settings through the OneDrive system tray icon. But that's about it.
The new OneDrive Windows app provides a friendlier and more flexible overview of your OneDrive storage. Though the app is designed to work with all your OneDrive files, it pays special attention to your photos. With its more unified layout, as described by Microsoft, the app lets you switch among different views, including Moments, Gallery, Albums, People, and Favorites.
If those views sound familiar, that's because OneDrive for the web uses the same menus and features. The difference is that you'll be able to use the app directly within Windows rather than having to browse to your OneDrive storage site to take advantage of the enhanced layout.
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