Where OneDrive wins
It's reliable storage: photos and documents are backed up, synced across devices, accessible anywhere, and easy to share. If all you need is somewhere to keep files, it does that well.
Where OneDrive falls down for delay evidence
1. A folder isn't a record. Nothing links a photo to the delay event, the cause, or the cost — it's just a file in a folder.
2. No timeline. The order and timing that make evidence persuasive aren't captured; a file's date tells you when it was uploaded, not what happened on site.
3. Hard to find later. Naming and folder structure vary by person, so locating the one photo that proves your point months on is slow.
4. No claim structure. You still have to pull the evidence into a notice, a record and a costed claim somewhere else.
How DelaySolve compares
DelaySolve treats evidence as part of a record, not a file dump: each photo or document is captured against the delay event, on a dated timeline, with the cause and cost beside it — then exported in a form the head contractor accepts. The two work well together: keep raw files in OneDrive if you like, but keep the *record* in DelaySolve. See the delay records every subcontractor should keep.
The verdict
OneDrive is great for storage; it was never meant to be a delay record. For tracking evidence that has to stand up in a claim, you want it structured, dated and connected — try the free DelaySolve tools or see how DelaySolve keeps it in one place.
FAQs
Can I track construction delay evidence in OneDrive?
You can store it there, but storage isn't a record — nothing links a photo to the delay event, cause or cost, so it still has to be assembled into a claim elsewhere.
What's the best way to keep delay evidence as a subcontractor?
A dated record where each piece of evidence sits against the delay event, with the cause and cost — not a folder of files you sort through later.
