Your OneDrive for Business account comes with 1 TB (terabyte) of storage. There is a file size limit of 15 GB. Although you can store a file of that size, remember that interacting with a file of that size may seem slow or cumbersome simply due to the network traffic generated. 

Yes! You can store EFSC files, projects, and data as long as they meet the guidelines and do not include any personally identifiable information. Please be careful and do not store any files that might contain ID numbers, grades, Social Security Numbers, or banking information.

Please do not store personal files on your EFSC Microsoft OneDrive. In the event of a public records request, your personal data may get swept up in the request. Also, upon your separation from the College, you may find that you no longer have access to those cute photos you took of your new puppy. 

Sign into your Microsoft 365 account, or from within your Outlook student or employee email account, click or tap the app launcher at the top of the page then select OneDrive. The App Launcher is the icon that is nine small dots. Once the drive is open you can create a new document using any of the Microsoft applications in the dropdown or use the Upload function to add files or folders.

If you have any issues, contact the IT support desk.

Yes, that is the benefit of cloud-based storage!

Please be aware that when working on documents directly from OneDrive your updates are saved in the cloud version and the latest version will be available to access across your devices.

If you download the materials directly to your device and make changes in the version stored on your device, those changes will not be available from all your devices through OneDrive. You can download a file from OneDrive to your device, make changes to the file stored on your device, and when done upload the updated version to OneDrive. You will be prompted to replace the original version or to keep both versions if the file is named the same thing.

Visit this Knowledge Base article to learn how and also details on the importance of backing up your files, plus a couple of methods available to protect your information.

Yes! Faculty can store learning materials for their students in OneDrive; and EFSC has put that connectivity in place. While students will be asked to sign in to get to the learning objects, once they do that, they should have no issues. This will allow faculty to store those critical materials in a place that can easily be reached by both faculty and students.

Yes! You can share files with your co-workers or fellow EFSC students to work collaboratively on projects, or you can share documents and resources.

That's simple! OneDrive has its own search functionality. Simply use the search bar at the top of the main OneDrive page and it will search all your documents for that elusive search term you've entered.

The OneDrive app is available on iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch devices.

Download the OneDrive app for iOS.

To sign in to OneDrive on the iOS app:

1. Open the OneDrive app and tap the person icon at the top of the screen

2. Tap "add OneDrive"

3. On the sign-in screen, enter your College email address and the password you use to log in to the College network

The OneDrive app is available for most Android tablets and phones.

Download the OneDrive app for Android.

Sign in to your Google account to download OneDrive to your device.

To sign in to OneDrive on the Android app:

1. Open the OneDrive app and tap "sign in" at the bottom

2. On the sign-in screen, enter your College email address

3. Select "sign in to OneDrive for Business"

4. Use the password you use to log in to the College network

Yes. Simply log in to Office 365, launch OneDrive from within the App Launcher (the nine-dot icon), select the "new" button at the top of the ribbon and choose the document type you want to create. Once you create your document and save it, it is automatically saved in OneDrive. 

Yes. Simply go to OneDrive in a web browser, select the file in your library and select the version history from the ribbon. 

OneDrive has a recycling bin that stores your deleted files for 30 days. After that, it is gone forever. The EFSC IT department has no way of recovering your file after 30 days in the recycling bin.

This will occur primarily if your password was recently changed. Try signing in again with your email address and new password to begin syncing again. Restarting your device may be a solution. In all cases, a stable internet connection is also required. If these steps do not resolve the issue, check out this Fix OneDrive sync problems web page from Microsoft Support.