Office 365 How To Download Files From OneDrive To Your Computer

Introduction

Files that are saved in OneDrive's online storage can be downloaded to your personal computer, to be accessed/edited on your computer. To do this, you will need to login to OneDrive via portal.office.com and download a copy of the file.

To download a copy of a OneDrive file to your local hard drive, follow the steps below.

Accessing Files via OneDrive

 

  • Log in to your SUNY Empire Office 365 dashboard at portal.office.com
  • Click on the App Launcher (top left corner) and select the OneDrive application from the list.
  • Navigate to your files to view/access them.

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Downloading Files via OneDrive

  • Select the files you wish to download from OneDrive.
  • In the top navigation, select Download. (You can also right-click the file, photo, or folder, and select Download.)
  • If your browser prompts you, choose Save or Save As and browse to the location where you want to save the download. (Some browsers just start saving right away to a Downloads folder on your computer.)

Note:

  • The Download button will only appear when files or folders are selected.
  • The Download button may sometimes disappear if you refresh the web page while looking at a folder. To work around this, you can go up one level in the folder directory and come back, or close that tab in your browser and navigate to the folder again.
  • To download individual or multiple files, select each item by clicking the circle check box that appears. 
  • To select all files in a folder, click the circle to the left of the header row, or press CTRL + A on your keyboard.
  • To select a folder, rather than just its contents, you may need to go up or back a level to select the whole folder.
  • If you select multiple files or folders and then select Download, your browser will start downloading a .zip file containing all the files and folders you selected. If you're in a folder and you select Download without selecting any files or folders, your browser will begin downloading all contents of the folder.

For more information on downloading files from OneDrive, see Microsoft's user support documentation.

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