Overview
Syncing allows you to back up your important folders (your Desktop, Documents, and Pictures folders) locally on your Windows PC with OneDrive PC folder backup, so they’re protected and available on other devices. It is useful if you need the capability to work on documents offline (not connected to the internet and logged into OneDrive). Syncing is an optional, advanced option and is not required when using OneDrive.
For NEOMED students, staff and Rootstown-based faculty, you can back up a maximum of 1 TB.
New to OneDrive and Have Yet to Sign In
- Open “File Explorer” in the taskbar.
- On the left hand side of your File Explorer window, select “OneDrive”.
- Enter you full NEOMED email address, and select “Sign In”.
- You will be redirected to a NEOMED login Page. Enter your Password and Sign In.
- Choose the local folders you would like to backup and sync to your OneDrive folder. Then select “Continue”.
- Proceed through to finish connecting your OneDrive Folder.
OneDrive Already Installed
- Click on the “OneDrive” icon in your system tray.
- Select “Help & Settings”
- Select “Settings”
- Select the “Backup” tab, and then select “Manage Backup”.
- Choose the local folders you would like to backup and sync to your OneDrive folder. Then select, “Start Backup”.
- When your files finish syncing to OneDrive, they’re backed up and you can access them from anywhere in Documents, Desktop, or Pictures. When you back up your Desktop folder, the items on your desktop roam with you to your other PC desktops where you’re running OneDrive. Any others files can be backed up by manually copying the files and/or folders to your OneDrive folder.