This category contains articles with information on how to share files across the network, across various devices, as well as file storage and retrieval details.

Articles (19)

File Backup Information at Mines

This article answers the question: "How do I know if my files are being backed up?"

Home Drive to OneDrive Migration for Macs

This article details how you connect to your current home drive, how to sign into OneDrive, and how to move files between home drive and OneDrive

How do I access my files on a network drive such as Z: or Y:?

Learn how to access data on network drives such as "Home" or "Files"

How to Move Department Files from the Network Drive to Microsoft Teams and SharePoint FAQ

This article is a one Stop shop for questions around how to use Microsoft Teams and the migration from Department Drives to Microsoft Teams. Use this guide to answer any questions you may have and links to the follow up knowledge base articles for in depth guidance.

How to Move Your Files From the Home Drive to Microsoft OneDrive FAQ

This article is a one stop shop for questions around how to use OneDrive and the migration from HomeDrives to OneDrive. Use this guide to answer any questions you may have and links to the follow up KB articles for in depth guides.

How to synchronize Teams Files/Folders to personal OneDrive

This guide will help you sync files and fodlers from MS Teams/Channels to your personal OneDrive. This will help with a more moderan approach to accessing files from Microsoft Teams.

How to Upload Files from Network/Department Drives (Z, Y, and I) to Microsoft Teams [Mac]

This article goes into downloading and installing Teams. Afterwards, it shows how to upload the data to MicrosoftTeams

Managing Microsoft 365 OneDrive/Teams Files and Folders

This article helps you navigate the many awesome options within OneDrive on the web. You can manage any and all files from multiple sources. Sources can be personal Onedrive, shared from you and others, Teams files, media like screen shots. This is a one stop shop for OneDrive on the web.

Migrating home drive to OneDrive [Windows Version]

This article will help you map your current home drive and migrate your contents of the home drive to OneDrive

Moving Files from Network Drive to Dropbox

This article helps you map the Home Drive so you can start migrating your data to Dropbox

Reset and Clear Quick Access Pinned Folders in File Explorer [Windows]

As we transition from Home Drive (Network Drive) to Onedrive and removing permissions to the older Home Drive, we may run into some issues with previous links being broken within out Microsoft 365 applications. This will help resolving the issue.

Resolving the Recycle Bin Error Message after Home Drive Migration

After you have gone through the migration of the recycle bin, you will experience an error message from the recycle bin for Windows machines. This is because we have severed the link for folder redirections for Documents, Pictures, & Videos. This error message can show up quite often, sometimes every minute.

Restoring Previous Versions of Files in Microsoft OneDrive

This article helps you restore backups for files via Microsoft versioning. When you have made a mistake on a file or folder, you can restore back to a previous date or make a copy of the file/folder.

Sharing and Managing Access in Microsoft OneDrive

This guide will help you manage access and sharing from OneDrive

Step-by-Step: How to transfer ownership of files and folders contained in a personal OneDrive storage location to another OneDrive user

In cases where a student or faculty member is leaving Mines and has files stored on OneDrive that must be left behind for others to access, this process explains how to accomplish a transfer.