Run OneDriveSetup.exe and complete the installation. On my machine specifically, Im running Windows 7 Pro 64-bit & have now got both the new OneDrive sync client (v.0809) AND the outdated OneDrive for Business sync client (GROOVE.EXE) running, however when I am trying to sync a library it always tries to open the older GROOVE.EXE sync client - so I need to get this off.
How to Download & Install OneDrive for Business Next Generation Sync Client Tool: It can only sync files stored in OneDrive for Business library.
However, current, this new sync client doesn’t support sharing SharePoint Online site libraries. But this new tool next generation tool allows you to sync 30 million documents per library and 10 GB file size limit for each file. In previous version OneDrive for Business allows you to sync 20,000 files (files+folders) for your ODB Documents library and 5,000 files for Sharepoint Team sites documents library. This article is for global and SharePoint admins who want to transition their users off of the previous OneDrive for Business sync app (Groove.exe) so that they sync with only the new OneDrive sync app (OneDrive.exe). Groove.exe will continue to work only for files in SharePoint Server. As of February 1, 2021, users can no longer sync OneDrive or SharePoint files in Microsoft 365 by using Groove.exe. What I most like in this new version is increased sync limit for your files and folders. Support for the previous OneDrive for Business sync app (Groove.exe) ended on January 11, 2021. You can add a work or school account to the new OneDrive for Business sync client and sync all your files to your computer. However, for your organization to take advantage of the new client, you need to follow steps outlined below. The OneDrive for Business Next Generation Sync Client lets you connect and sync files from your OneDrive for Business. The new OneDrive sync client now is very stable, addresses the issues and limits that plagued the old sync client, allows folder-by-folder (selective) sync and is THE SINGLE client for both OneDrive and SharePoint. Microsoft has released a new version of OneDrive for Business which is called OneDrive for Business Next Generation Sync Client.