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Connect to the VPN for at least 30 - 60 minutes before starting the migration process.
Log in to your machine using your NEXUS\username credentials. Make sure you are not logging in using another log in format (e.g. IST1234\username).
Ensure that OneDrive is accessible.
In the System Tray, click the blue cloud icon OneDrive – University of Waterloo to ensure that OneDrive is active and states, “OneDrive is up to date”.
If you're not logged in, from your Start menu, select your OneDrive app and log in.
Ensure that your N: drive is accessible.
Open File Explorer and click on your N: drive to ensure it is mounted and accessible. If If the system you want to migrate is at home, ensure you are connected to the VPN so that your N: drive is available.
Close any N: drive files (including OneNote notebooks) you have opened.
Ensure you have 15GB (recommended) free disk space.
To check the total disk space left on your Windows 10 device: Select File Explorer from the taskbar Select This PC on the left The available space on your drive will appear under Devices and drives If you need to free up drive space in Windows 10 see this Microsoft article or contact your IST account rep for assistance. If the update runs and there is not enough disk space it will fail and make no changes; it will attempt to run again outside of business hours, but users should address the space issue immediately after the failure.
If you are on a laptop, resolve any offline file conflicts.
Open Sync Center - type ‘sync center’ in the search box and then select Sync Center.
Select View sync conflicts.
If there are any conflicts for recent files that you want synced, select the file and click Resolve. You can ignore any system file related conflicts.
Choose an option to resolve the conflict. The safest option is to keep both versions.
Offline files will be disabled as part of this process. If you still require access to offline files, contact your IST account rep.
If you want to keep any files from your Recycle Bin, restore these files before you continue.
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Files are still on your N: drive, they were just copied to OneDrive.
Your default save location is now the Documents folder on your OneDrive.
To prevent accidental file access from your N: Drive, N: Drive mapping will be disabled and your ‘Recent Files’ list will be cleared once the installation is complete.
This procedure applies to computers, not users, so it needs to done on every managed computer that you use, or the most recent versions files you are currently editing may end up back on your N drive. You will then have to manually move those files back to OneDrive.
If you are using a program that points to the N: drive to save/access files (e.g. Grouper, Outlook archived .pst files), this will need to be re-configured to point to OneDrive.
Links in documents pointing to N: drive files will need to be updated.
Shortcuts on your desktop, pointing to files on your N: drive, should be deleted (and re-created from OneDrive files, if still needed).
Additional helpful resources:
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