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Answers to common questions about using Microsoft OneDrive at Evergreen.
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OneDrive is a cloud service that allows you to connect and sync all your personal files (MyFiles) to your devices, along with accessing documents shared with you from SharePoint-Teams.<hr />
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=== Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ===
 
 
* [https://support.office.com/en-us/article/video-what-is-onedrive-work-or-school-10f5c3fd-b0f6-40e2-9059-04735ffe01b7?wt.mc_id=otc_onedrive What is OneDrive?]
 
  
* [https://support.office.com/en-us/article/video-upload-files-and-folders-in-onedrive-work-or-school-5bd927ad-d186-495c-93e8-7ca116fe7b83?wt.mc_id=otc_onedrive How do I manage my files - upload files and folders?]
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===Accessing OneDrive===
 
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* [https://office.com/ From a web browser]
* [https://support.office.com/en-us/article/video-share-files-and-folders-with-office-365-72f26d6c-bf9e-432c-8b96-e3c2437f5b65?wt.mc_id=otc_onedrive How do I share files and folders?]
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* [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/download From the app]
 
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* [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/restrictions-and-limitations-in-onedrive-and-sharepoint-64883a5d-228e-48f5-b3d2-eb39e07630fa?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us Restrictions and limitations in OneDrive-SharePoint]
* [https://tech.wayne.edu/kb/communication-collaboration/microsoft-teams/500240 How to set alerts on files and folders in Teams]
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* [https://support.office.com/en-us/office-training-center Where can I get more Office 365 Training?]
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===Training Resources===
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* [https://youtu.be/dNY3b2VJHA0?si=TlDQkf-bM30O4vTa OneDrive vs SharePoint: What’s the Difference? (YouTube)]
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* [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive OneDrive help and learning (Microsoft) ]
  
 
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====What does it mean to use OneDrive at Evergreen? What about my office share drives on Hurricane?====
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====What does it mean to use OneDrive at Evergreen? What about my office share drives on Hurricane (H: Drive)?====
* OneDrive at Evergreen will eventually replace what is commonly called your (H) drive or personal drive on the server called Hurricane and should be used the same way as you use your (H) drive today. Save your draft college documents here before you are ready to share them with your Team.  
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* OneDrive at Evergreen will replace what is commonly called your (H:) drive or personal drive on the server called Hurricane. Save your draft or private documents here before you are ready to share them with your Team.  
* Storing your documents in OneDrive and Teams ensures that they are securely backed up and available to you from any browser.  
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* Storing your documents in OneDrive and Teams ensures that they are securely backed up, sharing permissions are managed, and available to you from any browser.  
* OneDrive and Teams allow the college to comply with public records retention and requests. Don’t worry, our Microsoft contract covers all of the legal compliances that we’re subject to. See [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trust-center Microsoft's Trust Center].  
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* OneDrive and Teams allow the college to comply with public records retention and requests. Our Microsoft contract covers all of the legal compliances. See [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trust-center Microsoft's Trust Center].  
  
 
====Sharing documents====
 
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* You can share your documents from OneDrive with others who have Evergreen credentials.  
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* You can share your documents from OneDrive with other users who also have Evergreen credentials.
* Microsoft Teams allows work groups to share documents that are owned by the work unit as a whole. Everyone in the work unit can share and contribute without needing to do individual sharing of documents and folders. Your current work unit file shares in the server called Hurricane and online at files.evergreen.edu will reside in Teams instead. Teams also allow the college to comply with public records retention, requests and legal compliances.  
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* OneDrive MyFiles are best for drafts or private documents. We recommend work unit related work be stored in your SharePoint/Team document library.
* To learn more about best practices for when to use which tool when (OneDrive, Teams or SharePoint) see: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mzb81zzFH0 Which tool when for files: SharePoint, OneDrive, or Microsoft Teams (YouTube) ]  
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* To learn more about best practices for when to use which tool when (OneDrive, Teams or SharePoint) see: [https://youtu.be/kCgG0oxJQ1s?si=aemWMwPmsBEhoQyp  OneDrive vs SharePoint vs Teams — What's the Difference? (YouTube)]  
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Latest revision as of 14:19, 15 May 2026


OneDrive is a cloud service that allows you to connect and sync all your personal files (MyFiles) to your devices, along with accessing documents shared with you from SharePoint-Teams.

Accessing OneDrive

Training Resources

Staff and Faculty:

What does it mean to use OneDrive at Evergreen? What about my office share drives on Hurricane (H: Drive)?

  • OneDrive at Evergreen will replace what is commonly called your (H:) drive or personal drive on the server called Hurricane. Save your draft or private documents here before you are ready to share them with your Team.
  • Storing your documents in OneDrive and Teams ensures that they are securely backed up, sharing permissions are managed, and available to you from any browser.
  • OneDrive and Teams allow the college to comply with public records retention and requests. Our Microsoft contract covers all of the legal compliances. See Microsoft's Trust Center.

Sharing documents

  • You can share your documents from OneDrive with other users who also have Evergreen credentials.
  • OneDrive MyFiles are best for drafts or private documents. We recommend work unit related work be stored in your SharePoint/Team document library.
  • To learn more about best practices for when to use which tool when (OneDrive, Teams or SharePoint) see: OneDrive vs SharePoint vs Teams — What's the Difference? (YouTube)