OneDrive: Getting Started

OneDrive is a cloud-based file storage solution that is offered as part of the Office 365 suite by Microsoft. The service is available to faculty, staff, and students at UNC-Chapel Hill. You can always access your files stored in OneDrive by going to onedrive.unc.edu or office.unc.edu and selecting the OneDrive icon in the waffle.

OneDrive is a cloud-based file storage solution that is offered as part of the Office 365 suite by Microsoft. The service is available to faculty, staff, and students at UNC-Chapel Hill.  You can always access your files stored in OneDrive by going to OneDrive or Microsoft Office and selecting the OneDrive icon in the waffle.

 

What is OneDrive?

OneDrive is a cloud-based file storage solution. You can store and access all of your files and folders in OneDrive from anywhere with an Internet connection. The service has two offerings:

• Individual OneDrive is a 1 terabyte (TB) storage offering available to individuals. This is the default view you will see when accessing OneDrive.
• Office 365 Groups come with a Group OneDrive space. The amount of storage space for an Office 365 Group is 5 TB. The long-term goal for this service is to offset the use of the campus NAS services.

 

Installation:

If you need to install OneDrive direction can be found at:

• Sync files with OneDrive in Windows
• Sync files with OneDrive on macOS

 

Login:

Access OneDrive from your web browser by visiting OneDrive or go to Microsoft Office and selecting the OneDrive icon in the waffle. 

After login, the default view will be your Individual OneDrive space:

 

 

Additional Articles:

• File and Folder Management
• Restrictions and Limitations
• Invalid Characters
• Sharing
• Recycle Bin, Restoring, and Deleting
• Syncing

 

Training Resources:

What is OneDrive? (Microsoft Support site)

This video requires you to log in with your Onyen and Onyen password for OneDrive for Business LinkedIn Learning training.

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