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.
When students graduate or when faculty/staff separate from the organization, they will lose access to their SharePoint sites.
Installing OneDrive on your computer
Both SharePoint and OneDrive use the same OneDrive App
Sync your SharePoint to your Computer
Follow these steps when you are connecting to an external (non-UConn) SharePoint site.
Navigate to s.uconn.edu/sharepoint and sign in with your UConn email address and NetID password.
Click on your SharePoint site. Click on Documents in the left-hand menu. In the top toolbar, select Sync.
The website will check if you have OneDrive installed on your computer. You will see a couple popups. Allow your browser to open OneDrive.
If you do, the site will begin to sync to your computer. Depending on the number of files, this initial sync may take a few hours.
If you do not have OneDrive installed, click on “install the latest version of OneDrive.”
Repeat this process if you are a member of multiple SharePoint sites.
What does this sync look like on my computer?
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 (or “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.