OneDrive application setup and use

Owned by Mark Kolodziej, created
Mar 08, 2021
2 min read

OneDrive is a file hosting service that allows you to store and access documents from anywhere, on any device, as long as you have an internet connection. If these perks sound good to you, please follow this article to setup the OneDrive application.

Instructions

  1. Open OneDrive and sign in with your email account.

  2. The OneDrive folder is created on your C: drive by default. Files located here will automatically be synced to the OneDrive cloud. You can change the location if you wish by clicking Change Location.

  3. Follow the prompts to finish setting up OneDrive.

  4. To begin syncing files to OneDrive, open the OneDrive folder by clicking the blue cloud icon on your task bar and selecting Open folder.

  5. Drag and drop or copy and paste any files into this folder that you wish to backup. The OneDrive folder functions similarly to standard Windows folders.

Automatic OneDrive Syncing can be set up using this link. Only off-campus staff should enable OneDrive auto backups. On-campus staff cannot automatically sync to OneDrive but can still use it to store old and important files.

 

You can tell the status of a file by the icon next to it. To mark an important file, right-click it and select Always keep on this device.

You can also access OneDrive through a web browser at: http://onedrive.live.com/.