Using a web browser to create, edit, and manage files in the cloud works most of the time (and is recommended whenever it works) but sometimes you need to use the more advanced features of apps like Excel (Pivot Tables, etc.) or Word (Tables, etc.) that are not supported in the online versions. Or you might have a workflow that requires your files to be local instead of in the cloud.
The OneDrive client – which is available for both Windows and macOS – lets you selectively sync Document Libraries in your personal OneDrive and in our Intranet (which is hosted on SharePoint Online). You can even make the files available “on demand” meaning they will not sync until you open them up. This is great because then your local drive will not be filled up with files you might not need to work with.
Here are instructions for syncing OneDrive and SharePoint Document Libraries.
NOTE – you will need a recent version of the OneDrive client. If your iSchool computer has not been imaged in some time (over one year) and/or you have never used the OneDrive client, please update it first by downloading the latest version here and then logging in to the client with your UW email address.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/download
If you are using a personal computer that never had the OneDrive client installed, just download the client from the above link and then log in with the account that has access to the files you want to sync.
The “Files On-Demand” feature in the OneDrive client also lets you keep all your files in the cloud where they are accessible securely from anywhere in the world, even from your mobile device.