Access and navigate OneDrive desktop application on Mac
Access OneDrive for Mac
- If you do not have a downloaded version already, install OneDrive from Microsoft to get started.
- Open the OneDrive application.
- Log in with your University of Toronto credentials. You will only need to do this once to set up the drive.
- In the File Finder, click on OneDrive.
Navigate OneDrive for Mac
- In the upper right-hand corner, you will find a blue cloud icon. Click on it.
- Note that if you do not see the icon, you need to initiate the app by searching for and opening it (step 2 above).
- Default view: The main view shows your recently edited files.
- Open Folder: Select Open folder to view OneDrive in your File Finder.
- View Online: Select View online to open OneDrive online.
- Recycle Bin: Redirects you to the OneDrive recycle bin online in case you would like to recover files or delete files permanently.
- Settings: Select the Settings gear icon to view additional options. Pay attention to:
- Preferences: Explore settings to optimize your OneDrive options.
- Pause syncing: You can use this to pause syncing, but not that changes to files in one location will not be reflected in the other location until syncing is unpaused.
- Quit OneDrive: If you select this item, OneDrive will not sync in the background.
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