UConn faculty, staff, and students may sync their SharePoint sites to their computer. Syncing a site places your shared files directly in your File Explorer (Windows) and Finder (macOS) so you do not need to use the website.
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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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Log in to your computer.
Windows: From your desktop, open File Explorer by clicking the icon, using the keyboard shortcut (Windows Key + E), or searching for it in the Start menu.
macOS: Open Finder by clicking on the icon or by pressing Command + Spacebar on your keyboard and searching for Finder.
Click on the institution’s name (in the screenshot below, the institution is University of Connecticut) in the left-hand menu.
To differentiate between the two locations, your personal OneDrive and your SharePoint sites, your Personal OneDrive will show your name as a prefix.
You will now see a list of the SharePoint sites you have synced to your computer.
Open this folder and access your SharePoint files as if they were on your computer.
Choose which folders to Sync
You may choose to have certain folders remain cloud-only and not accessible from your File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (macOS) windows.
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This files remain fully backed up, you simply need to visit the website to access them: s.uconn.edu/sharepoint. |
After you have Sync’d your SharePoint to your computer and it has finished synchronizing, you may now alter your OneDrive App settings to not sync certain folders. Once this setting is changed, the folder(s) will disappear from your File Explorer and Finder windows.
On your desktop, click on the OneDrive cloud icon.
If you are using Windows, you will see the icon in the bottom right of your monitor, next to the system time.
If you are using macOS, you will see the icon in the top toolbar.
Click on the settings gear and then Settings.
In the popup window, click on Account.
The first item in the list is your OneDrive. It is then followed by your SharePoint sites.
In the picture below, you can see a OneDrive (private files) followed two SharePoint sites: “SP Road Show” and “Dan Tester”.
Find the desired SharePoint site and click on Choose folders.
Uncheck the folders you wish to hide from your File Explorer and Finder windows.
Or, check the box at the top to quickly check all the boxed below it.
Click OK to save your changes.
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