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Step-by-step guide

1. Open OneDrive (it should be installed by default). Note:

    Windows

    Windows 7 users will need to manually download OneDrive from Microsoft.

   1. Enter

      '

      your username

      '

      @uwaterloo.ca as your sign in address

      , replacing ‘username’ with your WatIAM ID

      . (Your username is your 8 character UWaterloo username, e.g. j25rober).

   2. Click Sign in. 
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2. You will be redirected to a University of Waterloo sign in page.

   1. Make sure

      Verify that your email address is entered as

      ‘username’@uwaterloo

      username@uwaterloo.ca(Your username is your 8 character UWaterloo username, e.g. j25rober)

   2. Type

      Enter your password.

   3. Click Sign in.
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3. You will be redirected back to the OneDrive application

   and select

   . Select Next
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4. Choose which files and/or folders you want to sync from your account and click

   ‘

   Next

   ’

   . All selected files and folders will be copied locally from OneDrive. All new files placed in here will sync to your OneDrive account. 

5. You should see this screen once an account is successfully added. If you would like to open your OneDrive folder, click Open my OneDrive folder. Otherwise, close the window.
   

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Files on Demand

OneDrive Files on Demand helps you access all your files in OneDrive without having to download all of them and use storage space on your Windows device. To see how to turn on Files on Demand, mark a file as offline or online-only use, take a look at Microsoft's article here Save disk space with OneDrive Files On-Demand for Windows 10.Image Removed

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Choose what folders to sync

If you don't want to sync all of your folders in OneDrive to your computer, you can specify which folders you'd like to sync. Take a look at Microsoft's article on how to do this here.

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Save disk space with OneDrive Files On-Demand for Windows 10

If OneDrive is not working properly, you may need to re-install OneDrive

1. Visit the Microsoft OneDrive Download page

2. Click Download

3. Run the downloaded file and follow the on-screen prompts.

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