
This will open an Explorer window to the default location of C:\Users\your_username\OneDrive Western Washington University You will receive a notification when the sync process is complete, as well as a button to show your files. When it is complete, you will be prompted again with a window that says, "Ready to sync your OneDrive Western Washington University documents?" Click Sync Now The OneDrive for Business sync utility will automatically install on Windows computers.When you are prompted to "Sync this library to your device for easy access" click Sync Now.Click the SYNC button for your document library.Sign in to Office 365, click the Apps grid in the upper left corner, and then click the OneDrive tile Login to myWestern, and click the Office 365 button.If you install the Next Generation OneDrive client, simply launch the client and sign-in with your and your WWU password. The following instructions are for the older OneDrive for Business sync client. Install the Next Generation OneDrive sync client for Mac OS Instructions for Syncing Install the Next Generation OneDrive sync client for Windows Older versions of the sync client only allow you to sync your entire OneDrive. The new client has proven to be more reliable, and it allows you to select which folders to sync. In Fall of 2016 Microsoft released a new OneDrive sync client for Windows, and the new client for Mac-OS was released not long after that. Get the Next Generation OneDrive sync client for Windows! There are also OneDrive apps for iOS and Android. The Web browser interface is easier to search, and you have more advanced options for sharing files. Syncing may also use up your computer's hard drive storage if you ever get close to the 1 TB limit of your OneDrive account, but the latest OneDrive clients do allow you to choose which folders you want to sync. In most cases you will want to simply use the browser interface for OneDrive. If someone deletes your OneDrive files off the computer, it will delete the files from OneDrive in the Cloud.


Do not sync to a shared computer (like a home computer), because your OneDrive files may be accessible to others who use the computer. Only sync OneDrive to secure computers, like your office desktop computer or your university-owned laptop.
