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Microsoft OneDrive
OneDrive is available to all faculty, staff, and students through Western's Microsoft 365 Campus Agreement. OneDrive is up to 1 TB of online storage in the Microsoft cloud where you can save, store, sync, and share files with the tools you use every day to create, communicate, and collaborate from your PC/Mac or your iOS®, Android™, or Windows device. Files can be created and modified with version tracking and file collaboration.
Disclaimer:
Microsoft OneDrive is a cloud-hosted system and while its use is optional, all usage must comply with Western's Computing, Technology & Information Resources Policy and Data Classification Standards.
Getting Started
Microsoft OneDrive allows you to access and edit your files on all your devices, keep your files protected in the cloud, share files and collaborate in Office.
Files in OneDrive
Use OneDrive to add and upload, manage, secrue, protect and restore your files.
How to Share Files
Use OneDrive to share your files and collaborate with colleagues.
Request Files Using OneDrive
Use OneDrive to request users to upload files to you securely.
Syncing and Securing your Data
Local synced copies of your data do not meet Western's data classification standard or data handling procedures for sensitive and confidential information. Find out best practices for securing your data.
Restoring Files and Versions
OneDrive allows for restoring files that were deleted by accident and restoring versions of files to go back to certain points.
Restore your OneDrive
In the case that you ever lose a large amount of files or your OneDrive, you can restore it to undo any changes within a timeframe.
Downloading OneDrive Files
You can download files and folders from Microsoft OneDrive to your computer with just a few clicks.
Examples for Using OneDrive
Review common university examples for using OneDrive for collaborating with your colleagues.