OneDrive allows you to store your documents, photos, and folders in a secure cloud and access them from anywhere, share them with other people, and sync them across your devices.
- Sign into OneDrive with your username@uregina.ca and current password.
- One Drive is installed on U of R managed computers.
- You can download OneDrive on your personal device directly from Microsoft.
Netstorage and Old Network Drives (such as T:\ I:\ with path \\compserv and similar) are no longer available off-campus and blocked from UofR Guest wireless and on campus public lab networks. If off-campus connected to the VPN.
OneDrive Info
There are two ways to check how much space you have left in OneDrive:
Option 1: View through your OneDrive account
1. Click Settings.
2. Click Site Settings.
3. In Site Collection Administration click Storage Metrics.
Option 2: View through Windows notification
1. Right click the OneDrive icon in the Windows notification area, and then select Manage storage.
2. Select View OneDrive storage.
- Installing the OneDrive app creates a local folder that automatically syncs with OneDrive online.
- Any changes made online or in the folder update everywhere.
- To upload files (up to 2 GB each), simply save or move them into the OneDrive folder using File Explorer or Finder.
- When in OneDrive, use your UofR account credentials: username@uregina.ca and password.
- No, you don't have to store files in OneDrive software on your device, you can store them with OneDrive online.
Getting Started with OneDrive
OneDrive securely stores files in the cloud, letting you access, share, and sync them across devices via a web browser or apps on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android.
OneDrive Tips and Tricks
This tutorial highlights OneDrive features such as AI-powered For You recommendations, folder colours, quick search, and improved people and meeting views.
OneDrive Help
- Yes, files on your Desktop and in the Documents folder automatically sync to OneDrive whenever you’re connected to the Internet.
You can save and sync files to OneDrive by backing up key folders or dragging and dropping files.
To sync, sign in to Office 365, select OneDrive, and click Sync.- Download files and folders from OneDrive or SharePoint.
- Upload files and folders to OneDrive.
- Delete and restore files and folders in OneDrive.
- Sync important files from your computer to OneDrive.
- Share files and folders with others.
- Manage your shared files and folders.
- Stop sharing files or folders or change permissions.
- With OneDrive, it’s best to share files using links instead of email attachments.
- Links avoid duplicate copies and make collaboration easier.
- In Outlook, choose to attach a link or a file—whenever possible, use the link.
- You can edit OneDrive files using the web versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, control editing permissions when sharing, and access up to ten previous versions of a document.
- Open a file in OneDrive, by clicking on the file name and choose “Edit Document” and then “Edit in Web App” from the top menu bar.
- When you share a document with another user, you can choose whether to give that user editing rights.
- OneDrive will remember the ten most recent versions of edited documents.
- Collaborate and co-author files with your colleagues.
- Use @mention in comments to tag and notify someone.
- In Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, the Comments section shows who edited what, with each editor marked by a unique colour.
- Yes, you can share with anyone with an email address.
- You can use Teams to create collaboration groups to share files with.
You can view a previous file version in OneDrive as long as versioning was turned on for the library or list where the file or item was saved.
To view a version of a document on your computer:- Select the file or item that you want to view history.
- Click Files.
- Select Version history.
- In the Version History dialog box select the version of the file or item you need.
- Select the document, and click on the three dots (…) next to the document, and select Version history.
To restore a document previous version on your computer:
- Select the earlier version of the document you want to restore.
- Click Files.
- Select Version history.
- Open the drop-down menu for the document version you want to restore.
- Click Restore.
- Click OK.
- Select the document, and click on the three dots (…) next to it and select Version history.
- A window pane will open with a history list of the document.
- Select the preferred version you would like to restore, right-click, and select Restore.
FAQs
- Files and folders in OneDrive are private by default, and you can share them with specific people or stop sharing at any time.
When I open a document for online editing it seems to partially open (or stalls at 0% loaded) but is mostly blank - What should I do?
- Refreshing your web browser will usually fix this.
- Your document auto-saves periodically or when you close the browser tab, and you can also save manually using the save icon in the top command bar.
- See, Microsoft Save a document
- Mulitple people editng a file at the same time info.
If I share a file or folder, then later remove the share, what happens to the copy on the computer of the users I have shared the file with?
- The file or folder is automatically removed from shared users’ computers, but they may still keep a copy made before sharing was removed.
OneDrive Files On-Demand lets you access all your files without downloading them, using local storage only when files are needed.
Follow the links below to learn how to enable and make use of OneDrive Files On-Demand: