Migrating the files on your N Drive (nexus drive) to OneDrive on MacOS/OSX so allows the files can to be easily accessed remotely from any device via web browser on portal.office.com.

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Step-by-step guide

1. Ensure your device is connected to your N Drive and has OneDrive installed

   1. Here are the steps to connect/map to your N Drive on MacOS

   2. Here are the steps to install OneDrive OneDrive on MacOS

2. Open both windows of your N Drive and OneDrive in Finder, if you are having trouble finding these folders, follow these steps:

   1. Open Finder from your taskbar and under

      "

      Locations

      "

      click on your device name that has a laptop icon beside it
      

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   2. Click on the drive that has your

      WatIAM

      UWaterloo username labelled underneath it - this is your mapped N Drive
      

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   3. Now, to open up a new window with your OneDrive folder, use the

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      Spotlight Search

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      function on your Mac and type in

      '

      OneDrive

      '

      
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   4. Open the

      "

      OneDrive - University of Waterloo

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      folder and not the application with the cloud logo, which is usually the first result
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   5. You should now see all of your OneDrive files in a new window
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      Tip
      If you aren't able to find the "OneDrive - University of Waterloo" using this method, try the steps below

      
      

      1. Open a new Finder window by clicking on the top screen taskbar for Finder

         "

         : File

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         >

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         New Finder Window

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      2. Following step 2. a. again to view all of your drives in the new finder window, then select your main hard drive which would be labelled with

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         Macintosh HD

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         or appears with the icon shown below
         

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      3. Then, select the

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         Users

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         folder and open it
         

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          , select the house icon which is labelled with your user account for your MacBook/Apple device

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      4. You should now see all of the folders on your user account of your device, one folder labelled "OneDrive - University of Waterloo" - open this folder to view all of the files stored in your UWaterloo OneDrive
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         Now, you should have two Finder windows open, one with your N Drive opened and one with your OneDrive opened

         
         

         
         

3. With these two windows open side-by-side, highlight the files/folders in your N Drive window you would like moved over to OneDrive,

   Warning
   If you have a large N Drive, copy files/folder in batches by using <command key> and clicking on each folder you want

   
   

   1. Clicking and dragging your mouse over the folders or...

      1. Holding <shift key> and clicking on each folder

   2. Right click on your selections to bring up the options you can do, select "Copy <#> items" or...

      1. Holding <command key> and <C key> at the same time to copy the folders
         

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4. In your OneDrive window, the window with "OneDrive - University of Waterloo" at the top, paste these items into the window either by

   1. Clicking in the window and holding <command key> and <V key> at the same time

   2. Right clicking in the window and selecting "Paste <#> items"
      

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5. You should see a loading bar which displays how long it will take to transfer the files over. Once it is complete, you should see your files listed in your "OneDrive - University of Waterloo" window
   

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6. You can use this method to also copy over other files that you have saved on your device to OneDrive

7. To avoid having duplicate copies of files, once you have confirmed that your files are on OneDrive you can safely delete them from your N drive. This is recommended to avoid confusion.

View OneDrive Transfer Online

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