UConn faculty, staff, and students can easily move or copy files within their SharePoint site or between their SharePoint site and personal OneDrive account. This process works the same in reverse.
A Copy will create a brand new, discrete copy of the files in the new location. A Move will transfer the files along with their Version History and other metadata to the new location.
Moving/Copying Files
ITS recommends that users transfer files using the website interface when possible. Transferring files at the website (server) level removes your computer’s sync status from the equation. See more information in the note at the bottom of this page.
If you are transferring files from
SharePoint, navigate to s.uconn.edu/sharepoint and find your SharePoint site. Then navigate to the folder/file
OneDrive, navigate to s.uconn.edu/onedrive and navigate to the folder/file.
Select them by checking their circle to the left.
Click on Move to or Copy to in the top toolbar.
In the popup window,
If you are transferring within the site, click on the file path at the top of the popup window to move up the file structure.
If you are transferring to a SharePoint, choose it from the list on the left
If you are transferring to your personal OneDrive, choose My Files at the top of the list on the left.
Use the window to navigate to the exact desired destination of the items.
Click on Move here or Copy here to begin the transfer.
To view the status of the file transfer, click on Moving items or Copy items in the top right
ITS recommends using the website for all large file transfers and all other transfers when possible.
If you were to conduct the transfer in File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (macOS), your computer would need to first download all the selected files, transfer them to another folder on your computer, and then upload the changes back to OneDrive/SharePoint*. You may also run into file-lock issues if the file is in use by someone. Using the website removes the need for you and your computer to act as a “middleman”.
In summary, since the files are already on OneDrive/SharePoint, there’s no need to download them and reupload them. Instead, by using the website to transfer them, we’re really only telling OneDrive to change access permissions on the files.
*You will need to have enough space on your hard drive to hold the data during the transfer.