OneDrive for Business now allows users to sync SharePoint and other Shared Libraries within OneDrive.
- Open a web browser
- Login to Office365.uiowa.edu with your HawkID@uiowa.edu
- Select OneDrive
- Click on one of your Shared Libraries
- Select "Add Shortcut to My files" at the top
- Select My files at the top left
- You should now see a folder with a link on it called "Documents - name of shared library"
- Open the folder
- The "sync" button at the top of the menu page will now appear
- Click on sync
- To get to your locally synced documents, go to "Computer" or "File Explorer"
- Your folder will now appear on your local computer under "University of Iowa"
Notes:
You will now have two University of Iowa folders. One will say "OneDrive - University of Iowa" and the other will say "University of Iowa".
- Your OneDrive for Business files will be in the folder called "OneDrive - University of Iowa".
- All Sharepoint Online and Shared Library documents will show up in the folder called "University of Iowa".
- You may get an error in your OneDrive sync client that tells you that the URL cannot by synced. Hit "ok" and move on.