why we need to login to Microsoft to be able to use the OneDrive client application

Question

We have sharepoint on-premises 2013, and i want to be able to sync documents inside the sharepoint document libraries with my PC. so from this link https://support.office.com/en-us/article/OneDrive-desktop-app-for-Windows-850703dd-ea56-4c7a-bff5-6c2e4da227cf i download the OneDrive client application to my Windows 7 PC. when i first open "OneDrive" client application, i was asked to sign in.. so i thought i need to provide my domain username and password.. but seems i need to have a Microsoft account to use the OneDrvie .. now in our case we have sharepoint on-premises. so does this mean that each user should have a Microsoft account to use the OneDrive client application ?

Answer 1

You cannot use the OneDrive client for on-premises SharePoint. Instead, you must use the OneDrive for Business client that is shipped as part of Office 2013.