For Windows:

If you're using a Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer, OneDrive already comes installed on your machine, you'll just need to login.

 

  1. Click the search bar at the bottom of your screen and search for "OneDrive". Click the app from the search results to open it.
  2. Type in your university email address and then login with your university credentials: 
    OneDrive sign-in screen with email address field
  3. Click Next through the prompts and make sure to enable a backup of your Desktop, Documents, and Pictures folder.
  4. Click Next and proceed through the "Get to know your OneDrive" tutorial.
  5. Click Open OneDrive Folder to see OneDrive now showing in your file explorer. You can now save straight to OneDrive from within your file explorer.

 

For Mac:

 

  1. Go to the Mac App Store (or press cmd + space and search for "App Store" and press enter). 
    Mac App Store icon
  2. In the search bar, search for "OneDrive" and press enter. From the search results find the OneDrive app and click Get, then Install. 
    App Store search results showing OneDrive with Get and Install buttons
  3. After the installation is complete, click Open. 
    App Store OneDrive listing with Open button after installation
  4. Login using your UC credentials.
  5. Click "Choose OneDrive Folder Location" and select where you'd like to keep this folder. Then click Next. 
    OneDrive setup screen with Choose OneDrive Folder Location option
  6. Keep clicking Next to go through a brief tutorial on how to use OneDrive.

 

Your screens and processes may vary slightly from this document.