Share OneDrive Files/Folders from your Computer

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Last updated: Oct 29, 2024
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UConn faculty, staff, and students can share files and folders from OneDrive with UConn and non-UConn recipients directly by entering their email addresses.

This method of sharing generates, and emails, a link to the item, it does not send the recipient(s) the file itself. When the user opens the file, you are both editing the same file while changes are saved to a single file on your OneDrive. If you are working on the file at the same time, you will see updates by each user as they are typed.

If instead you would like to generate a link that can be posted on a website, view the Share 365 data with a link guide to learn more.

Windows:

  1. Log in to your computer. 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.

  2. Click on OneDrive - University of Connecticut in the left-hand menu. This will show you all of your backed up files.

  3. Navigate to the file/folder that you would like to share.

  4. Right-click on the item and choose OneDrive then Share.

  5. These instructions continue below at the Sharing the item section. Please continue down the page below the macOS instructions.

macOS:

  1. Log in to your computer. Open Finder by clicking on the icon or by pressing Command + Spacebar on your keyboard and searching for Finder.

  2. Click on OneDrive in the left column.

  3. Find the folder/file that you would like to share and right-click on it.

  4. Choose the OneDrive Share option.

  5. Continue below.

Sharing the item:

  1. Type in the email of the user(s) you want to share with.
    These recipients do not need to be a UConn community member. To learn more about the external user experience, visit Share Microsoft 365 files with External Users

  2. Click on the Pencil icon to alter their permissions on the file/folder.

    1. If you want them to only have view access (they cannot edit the file(s), choose Can view

    2. If you want them to be able to edit the file(s), choose Can edit

  3. Click Send

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