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JoeZepUp
Contributor I
December 14, 2019
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Sonos access to OneDrive Music Folder

  • December 14, 2019
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I revised things recently when my old computer died, which we used as a local server, including a Music folder that we accessed via SONOS. When we got a new computer, we canned the server idea and placed all our files, including our music folder, onto Microsoft OneDrive. Is it possible to stream from OneDrive? What about some other online repository? Or must it be local?

 

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    Best answer by MiDi

    Recently ran into this myself and put together a small app to connect Sonos to OneDrive directly.

    Take a look at https://michaeldick.me/sonos-onedrive/

    Cheers

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    Ibby
    Lyricist I
    May 18, 2020

    MiDi’s solution works!

    This should be stickied or something.

    snelld
    Avid Contributor I
    May 22, 2020

    Worked for me too except it will not play my FLACs (they are greyed out), only MP3s.  I can play the same FLACs all OK from my music library and the Cloud Player app on my Android phone casts them to the Sonos too but I would love to resolve this and be able to use the actual Sonos app with my laptop turned off.

    snelld
    Avid Contributor I
    May 29, 2020

    I contacted MiDi and he very kindly released an app update.  This now works with FLAC  :)

      RichCG
      Lyricist I
      November 28, 2020

      @MiDi thanks for this. Massively improved my user experience with sonos. No more having to turn the pc on. Had almost paid for a nas but don't need it now so saved a packet as well. Most grateful.

      controlav
      controlav
      Lead Maestro
      November 28, 2020

      This is awesome! Nice job @MiDi

      Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
      rjverrilli
      Trending Lyricist I
      December 20, 2020

      Sonos and their partners have made it difficult, if not virtually impossible, for those of us with large music collections to play via Sonos.  As a note, many of us were big Sonos users and supporters before all the streaming services were available.  I have Sonos in two homes and two office and I would like to share my music library, which I have uploaded to One Drive, between them.

      I tried Google Play but the sorting of music sucks.    I have so much music that YouTube music, which is the replacement for Google Play, only shows artists whose names start with A and B.

      I have been a Sonos user for 15+ years.  If I didn’t have such a large investment in Sonos speakers and amps I would replace my 4 systems.

        controlav
        controlav
        Lead Maestro
        December 20, 2020

        Sonos and their partners have made it difficult, if not virtually impossible, for those of us with large music collections to play via Sonos.

        If you were really a user before streaming services than you are already using a PC or Mac for your local collection, and that still works as well as it ever has.

        There is an unofficial OneDrive solution, have you tried that?

        Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
        rjverrilli
        Trending Lyricist I
        December 21, 2020

        Yes but I moved all my music to one drive and don’t keep it local.  I plan to try the unofficial onedrive solution.  Unfortunate we have to revert to that.  But I do hear that it works.

         

         

        bockersjv
        bockersjv
        Local Superstar
        December 21, 2020

        Yes but I moved all my music to one drive and don’t keep it local.  I plan to try the unofficial onedrive solution.  Unfortunate we have to revert to that.  But I do hear that it works.

         

         

        Then blame Microsoft, they are the controlling factor in this. 

        rjverrilli
        Trending Lyricist I
        December 21, 2020

        I used Michael’s fix.  Works great!

         

        Michael - I sent you and email thanking you but also want to do it publically - Great job - Thank You.

         

        Also, I’d like to better understand - why is the blame on MicroSoft?  Data is going to the cloud, I would think Sonos would support this.  Michael’ developed a way to make it happen - why couldn’t / wouldn’t Sonos?

        Michael - Thanks again.

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