Step-by-step guide
- Open OneDrive (it should be installed by default). Note: Windows 7 users will need to manually download OneDrive from Microsoft.
- Enter 'username'@uwaterloo.ca as your sign in address, replacing ‘username’ with your WatIAM ID.
- Click Sign in.
- You will be redirected to a University of Waterloo sign in page.
- Make sure your email address is entered as ‘username’@uwaterloo.ca.
- Type your password.
- Click Sign in.
- You will be redirected back to the OneDrive application and select Next
- 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.
- 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.
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.
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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