Access SharePoint files
- Dan Jakubiak
UConn faculty, staff, and students may access SharePoint sites using different methods. This guide will present the different methods and explain their differences.
When students graduate or when faculty/staff separate from the organization, they will lose access to their SharePoint sites.
Options
Both SharePoint and OneDrive use the same OneDrive app on your computer.
Add a Shortcut to OneDrive: places your SharePoint sites inline with your OneDrive folders for ease of use.
Sync SharePoint site: 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.
Web browser: access your files without any software, useful for public computers. Visit s.uconn.edu/sharepoint to access your files.
Add shortcut to OneDrive - Recommended
Adding a shortcut to your SharePoint in OneDrive is a set-it and forget-it method that ITS recommends. There will be a link to your SharePoint within your OneDrive; this means every computer you link to your OneDrive will also be linked to your SharePoint sites.
This process must be repeated for every SharePoint site however it will propagate to every computer you are signed into.
“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 process must be repeated for every SharePoint site on each of your computers.
Installing OneDrive on your computer
Both SharePoint and OneDrive use the same OneDrive App
Use the SharePoint website
The website is a great tool when you are using a friend’s, or a public, computer. The website gives you full access to your files without any required software.