Getting Started With OneDrive (Windows)

A step-by-step guide for backing data up to Microsoft's cloud platform, OneDrive. This guide pertains to Windows operating systems only. For MacOS, click here.

This guide is primarily for Windows 10 and 11, which should already have OneDrive installed by default. If you do not have it on your computer, you can download it from the Software Center . If you are prompted for admin credentials to install, please contact the Help Desk at x7777.

1. Locate OneDrive in your list of apps and click to open.
   
   
   

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2. Enter your university email address.
   
   
   

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3. You will be redirected to the Frostburg portal to enter your password and Duo Authentication.
   
   
   

   
   
   
   

4. You can choose where you'd like the folder to be located, but leaving it as default is usually easiest. Hit Next.
   
   
   

   
   
   
   

5. Here, you can choose which files you want to sync to your computer. If this is your first time using OneDrive, you should only have a couple of empty folders. Keep them checked and click Next.

   
   
   

6. Click through the intro slides (you can choose to download the OneDrive app onto your phone) and click "Open my OneDrive folder".
   
   
   

   
   
   
   

7. You will now see "OneDrive - Frostburg State University" appear in your sidebar in the File Explorer. This is the folder you will save your data into from now on. Think of it like your H: drive, but with a lot more space! You can even copy all of the files from your H: drive over into your OneDrive folder.
   
   
   

   
   
   
   

8. If you see an icon with two arrows next to your folders, that means that they are syncing with the cloud. It may take a while depending on the size of your data. When it's finished syncing, you will see a green check mark.
   
   
   

   
   
   
   

9. If you see a red "x", that means that there was a problem syncing. Usually, it means there is a file inside of that folder that OneDrive has a problem with. The majority of the time, it's an issue with the file name. Try renaming the file or check if there are any special characters.
   
   
   

   
   
   
   
   

10. Now, say you're at home or on another machine and need access to your files. You used to have to connect to the VPN to access your H: drive files, but thanks to OneDrive, this is no longer necessary. Simply go to login.microsoftonline.com and sign in with your FSU email. Alternatively, you can go to www.frostburg.edu > Logins > Email and log in that way.
    
    
    

11. Once logged in, click on the OneDrive icon.
    
    
    

    
    
    
    
    

12. You now have access to all of your synced files. You can upload and download files from your cloud dashboard. With OneDrive, you have 1TB of space. That's over 400x more space than your H: drive!
    
    
    

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