Syncing Shared Files in OneDrive for Business

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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:

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  • A similar screen will appear

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  • 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.)

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  • 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:

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  • Click on the folder to see its contents:

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  • 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:

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

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

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  • 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.

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