Syncing Shared Files in OneDrive for Business

Pre-requisites

The OneDrive Desktop app is installed on your local machine.

You can download the OneDrive Desktop app here.

Instructions

• Connect to your Office 365 account via a web browser,
• Click on the OneDrive icon to start OneDrive:

• A similar screen will appear

• If you only see your files and no menu on the left-hand side, click on the top left corner of the window to get the menu. (You can also enlarge the size of your browser window to make the left-hand menu appear.)

• In the menu, click on "Shared with me". You will see the list of files and folders which are shared with you. See the following example:

• Click on the folder to see its contents:

• And on the menu above, click on "Sync". Depending on the window's size, the option may be hidden, so click on the "..." to make it appear:

• You may receive some warnings. Click on "Allow" for all warnings.

• The OneDrive Desktop app will then open and a similar window will appear:

• Select all the files and folders you want to sync (they are all selected per default) and click on "Next" to continue.

• In your local user directory, you will see a new directory structure, where the files and folders have been synced.