move files to onedrive

1. How do I move my files from my local computer
(or myFiles) to my OneDrive-UWSP Sync Client?
Try this:
1. Open Windows Explorer (Windows 7) or File Explorer (Windows 10).
2. Open a second Windows or File Explorer.
3. In one Explorer, select the OneDrive folder location that will receive files
you will move.
4. In the other Explorer, select the location, such as your myFiles or Desktop,
that contains files you intend to move.
5. Click and drag the files from all folders with important data such as
Documents, Desktop, myFiles, etc. to the OneDrive folder.
6. Test by logging into your Office 365 OneDrive cloud storage at
https://office.uwsp.edu to view your synced files

2. First things first – let’s make sure that your
OneDrive Sync Client is installed and working.
Do you see the blue Sync Client cloud
icon in your computer’s tray? You do?
Good!
That’s what you need. Click Next!
If you don’t see the Sync Client icon,
make sure to contact the Service Desk at:
027 Albertson Hall (ALB)
715-346-HELP (4357)
1-877-832-8977
techhelp@uwsp.edu

3. Before we begin
we need to talk about one kind of file that
shouldn’t be moved as most files can be moved.
These are OneNote Notebooks.
OneNote Notebooks require a different set of
steps to be moved successfully.
If you have OneNote Notebooks that were
originally saved to your local computer or
myFiles, follow these instructions to
successfully move them.

4. OK, let’s get
started moving
your files into your
OneDrive Sync
Client!
Click “Next”

5. We’ll start by opening your File
Explorer. Click the folder icon
on your Task bar

6. Then, open a second File
Explorer. To do this,
right-click the same File
Explorer icon
Select “File Explorer” from
the menu that displays

7. Rearrange both File
Explorer boxes so that they
are side-by-side

8. At the left of one File
Explorer screen, select your
OneDrive-UWSP Sync Client
Consider creating a new folder in
your Sync Client for the files and
folders you will move

9. Give your new folder a name
that will help you find it when
you return to it

10. From your OneDrive
folder list, select the
folder where you intend
to move your files.

11. At the left of the second File Explorer, select
the location (e.g. myFile or Desktop) that
contains the files you will move
This is the
OneDrive folder
space you just
opened

12. Right-click and hold a file or folder, and
drag into the open folder window in
your OneDrive Sync Client
Release the folder/file after
you have dragged it to the
open folder then select
Move here, from the
shortcut menu that opens

13. You can also CTRL + Click to
select multiple folders and
files to move at one time!

14. Questions?
Contact the
IT Service Desk!
And one last tip:
You can create a Desktop
shortcut to your OneDrive Sync
Client for quick access to your
newly moved files and folders -
like the files and folders you
just moved off of your Desktop.
To do this,
In your File Explorer, right-click
your OneDrive-UWSP sync
client folder.
In the shortcut menu, mouse
over Send To > and select
Desktop (create shortcut).
How easy!
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