Windows comes pre-installed with the “OneDrive” app which allows accessing your personal OneDrive files as well as shared files from SharePoint sites in the Windows file explorer. This makes working with files much easier than using the OneDrive/SharePoint interface in the web browser.
Sign in to OneDrive
Start the OneDrive app by searching “onedrive” in the start menu.
If nothing opens up, the OneDrive App may already be running. Look for a cloud icon in the system tray (bottom right corner of the screen, near the system clock). You may need to click the up arrow to show all icons.
Enter your email address and click Sign In
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Enter your password and click Sign In and approve the Multi-Factor authentication.
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Follow the prompts to complete the setup
Keep an eye on the cloud icon in the system tray (bottom right corner of the screen, near the system clock). OneDrive will require you to re-authenticate on a monthly basis as well as when a password is changed. A red cross over the cloud icon indicates there is user intervention required.
Accessing Personal OneDrive Files
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If you wish to stop a certain SharePoint site from syncing:
Click on the OneDrive in the system tray (bottom right corner of the screen, near the system clock)
Then click on the cog icon followed by the “Settings” menu item.
Click on the “Account” tab and then click “Stop sync” against the SharePoint location which you want to stop syncing.
Add SharePoint Shortcut to OneDrive
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SharePoint shortcuts will have a chain icon infront in front of a standard folder icon. You are free to move this shortcut anywhere in your OneDrive, as well as rename it.
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You cannot simultaneously sync and create a shortcut to a single the same SharePoint folderlocation. If you want to change sync/between syncing and a shortcut, you must un-sync or remove the shortcut to the conflict prior to switching.
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