From The CIO And Vice President For Enrollment, Marketing, And Communications
Posted: Thursday, June 17, 2021Implementation of OneDrive Sync Client
The implementation of the OneDrive Sync Client on all faculty and staff computers, announced in the Daily Bulletin on April 27, 2021, has been completed. If you use a Windows computer on campus, the files in your Documents, Desktop, and Pictures folders have now been synced to OneDrive.These files are now in the cloud and accessible from any device, on or off campus, by using the OneDrive application or the OneDrive web client.
Mac users must manually move files to OneDrive
If you use a Mac computer on campus, the OneDrive Sync Client has been installed on your device, but the files in your Documents, Desktop, and Pictures folders were NOT automatically synced to OneDrive. To sync your files to OneDrive, you must make sure you are signed in to the OneDrive client app and then manually move any files or folders to the "OneDrive - buffalostate.edu" folder. We recommend finding some time to do this now, over the summer, so that you do not have to rush to do it in fall.
Start moving files from your personal share to OneDrive
Now that OneDrive has been “turned on” for faculty and staff, we encourage you to begin moving files out of your personal network share (e.g., your “U: drive” or “Z: drive”) to OneDrive. That way all your personal files will be consolidated in one place. To move your files, follow the steps for Windows computers or the steps for Mac computers. If you do not move your files manually, they will be moved automatically at some point as we transition away from personal shares. Again, we recommend finding some time to do this now, so that you do not have to rush to do it in fall.
Some things you can do to prevent OneDrive sync issues
To prevent sync issues with OneDrive, avoid using these characters in file and folder names:
" * : < > ? / \ |
Certain types of files, such as Outlook .PST files and Microsoft Access database files, should not be stored in OneDrive (or within any of the subfolders in OneDrive like Documents, Desktop, Pictures). Microsoft has a list of other restrictions and limitations with OneDrive.
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