UConn faculty, staff, and students may access SharePoint sites using different methods. This guide will present the different methods and explain their differences.
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When students graduate or when faculty/staff separate from the organization, they will lose access to their SharePoint sites. |
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Add a Shortcut to OneDrive: places your SharePoint sites inline with your OneDrive folders for ease of use.
Sync SharePoint site: similar to above Required for connecting to non-UConn SharePoint sites. Similar to the above method but displays SharePoint in a more visually discrete manner on your computer. Required for connecting to non-UConn SharePoint sites.
Web browser: access your files without any software, useful for public computers.
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“Sync” SharePoint to your Computer
This method is required if you wish to connect to a SharePoint site hosted by another university or company. The SharePoint website has a “sync” button that connects your computer to your SharePoint site. “Syncing” in this context will have your SharePoint files appear separately from your OneDrive files. This method is required if you wish to connect to a SharePoint site hosted by another university or company.
Installing OneDrive on your computer
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