Microsoft will automatically update the OneDrive app as part of Office 365 updates. If you are running a different version of Office (2016), you’ll need to manually update your OneDrive client.
You can tell you have the latest version of OneDrive if you see “OneDrive – MNSCU” listed as the OneDrive folder name in the Windows File explorer or the Mac Finder.
When you install the Microsoft OneDrive sync app for Mac, a copy of your OneDrive is downloaded to your Mac and put in the OneDrive folder. This folder is kept in sync with OneDrive. If you add, change, or delete a file or folder on the OneDrive website, the file or folder is added, changed, or deleted in your OneDrive folder and vice versa. Once you installed OneDrive on your Mac, you can access your OnDrive right from the finder. You can use Drag-and-Drop feature to add photos, videos and files to Dropbox folder from Mac. You can choose the folders in your OneDrive which you want to sync on your Mac. You can upload photos and videos from Mac to OneDrive with simple steps. OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) for Mac is the easiest way to access your OneDrive from your Mac. When you install OneDrive, a OneDrive folder is created on your computer. Everything you put in this.
If you don’t see “OneDrive – MNSCU” listed, you should update your OneDrive client. Here’s how:
- Windows users open your web browser and go tohttps://onedrive.live.com/about/en-US/download/ and click the Click here to download link to begin the download.
- Mac users, go to https://support.office.com/en-us/article/sync-files-with-onedrive-on-mac-os-x-d11b9f29-00bb-4172-be39-997da46f913f and clickInstall OneDrive for Mac.
- Locate the downloaded file and run it (install).
- After the file has installed, you will need to login to OneDrive. On a Windows machine, lookfor the gray clouds icon near the clock; on a Mac, look at the menu bar.
—>> - Click the gray clouds, then sign-in to OneDrive with your MinnState.edu credentials.
Employees: [StarID]@minnstate.edu and your StarID password
Students: [StarID]@go.minnstate.edu and your StarID password
Once you login to OneDrive, these icons will turn blue, indicating you are signed-in. - Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the OneDrive setup.
Once you are signed-in, anything you place in the OneDrive – MNSCU folder will be synchronized with the OneDrive cloud service. Faculty and staff should use the OneDrive – MNSCU folder as their primary save location. When receiving a new or “loaner” computer, you will only need to sign-in to the OneDrive service to access all of your documents.
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