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- Desktop and Documents are the only supported folders that are backed up or synchronized. All other folders will still be "local only" data unless stored in other cloud storage options or externally backed up.
- This backup will redirect your current Desktop/Documents folders to OneDrive and merge your data there.
- If you already had a Desktop/Documents folder within OneDrive all of that data will synchronize to your mac as well
- Data will still be accessible without network access as long as there is a local copy. Files/Folders that have been selected to "free up space" will show the file but it will not open until network access is restored.
- Files/Folders may appear to flash or not show upon initial login on macOS. This is typical as data is initially synchronized. Once logged in and the OneDrive client completes a sync everything should look normal
- Files with any of the following characters will not be synchronized and will need to be manually renamed: " * : < > ? / \ |
- Files or folders with local permissions restrictions will not synchronize as well. These can be skipped and allow the OneDrive client to finish the rest of the synch process
- Currently ITS provides all active Faculty and Staff with 250GB of storage in OneDrive
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Setup
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backup when configuring OneDrive for first time
During the initial setup of OneDrive leave all default options the same. Select the Desktop and Documents folder when it asks about backup folders. After setup OneDrive will sync your data. For detailed OneDrive setup instructions see here.
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