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I’ve followed the instructions and SharePoint is connected to my OneDrive. Now what?

Once you have synchronized your computer with SharePointadd a shortcut from your SharePoint to your OneDrive, you can browse your files that are backed up by SharePoint as you normally would!SharePoint right on your computer.

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How to add a shortcut from SharePoint to OneDrive: Access a SharePoint site

  • On your computer,

    • open File Explorer by clicking the icon, using the keyboard shortcut (Windows Key + E), or searching for it in the Start menu.

    • Open Finder by clicking on the icon or by pressing Command + Spacebar on your keyboard and searching for Finder.

  1. On the left sidebar, click on OneDrive.

  2. You will now see your SharePoint(s) among your OneDrive folders. These SharePoint folders will have a chain link icon.

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  3. Open this folder and access your SharePoint files as if they were on your computer.

  4. To add a file to SharePoint, copy and paste (or drag and drop) it directly into this location and it will be automatically synced with SharePoint.

    1. Treat these files as you would any other file on your computer.

    2. The files in this folder will always stay in sync with SharePoint. If you shutdown your computer, the synchronization will pause and then resume when the computer is turned back on.

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