com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdaterDaemon

What is com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdaterDaemon?

com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdaterDaemon is a LaunchDaemon associated with Microsoft OneDrive on macOS. It is typically installed to support background update activity for OneDrive, especially updater-related tasks that may run outside the main app session. People usually encounter it when reviewing startup items, launch daemons, or troubleshooting OneDrive installation and update behavior.

Safety overview

Status: Mostly safe

This item is generally expected on Macs with Microsoft OneDrive installed. It is not usually harmful by itself, but disabling or removing it may affect OneDrive update behavior and could leave the app outdated until updated manually.

Recommendation: Keep it if you use OneDrive or want OneDrive to update reliably in the background. If you no longer use OneDrive, review the app installation first and remove or disable related components only as part of a full OneDrive uninstall.

File path

• /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdaterDaemon.plist

Related apps

• Microsoft OneDrive

Related startup items

• com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdater
• com.microsoft.OneDriveLauncher

Related processes

• OneDrive
• OneDriveStandaloneUpdater

Related can I delete pages

• ~/Library/Application Support/OneDrive
• ~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdater
• ~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.OneDrive.plist

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