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- Sync OneDrive for Business files
Overview
OneDrive for Business is a cloud storage service included with Office 365. OneDrive for Business offers 1 TB of storage where you can store, share, and sync your files. OneDrive for Business storage is approved for Public or University-Internal data.
OneDrive for Business is different from OneDrive, a personal storage service accessible with a Microsoft or Outlook.com account that is separate from the Office 365 service. For more, see How is OneDrive for Business different from OneDrive.
Access OneDrive for Business
There is no setup to access OneDrive for Business, unless you wish to sync files to your computer or mobile device (refer to the appropriate instructions on this page).
To access OneDrive for Business in Office 365:
- Using a supported web browser, go to https://office.iu.edu and click Log in. Sign into IU Login with your IU username and passphrase.
- Click OneDrive at the bottom of the page.
Sync OneDrive for Business files
Syncing and sharing Critical or Restricted data on individual user workstations or mobile devices (e.g., laptops, smartphones, tablets, personal digital assistants, thumb drives) is not permitted without prior formal written approval and appropriate technical safeguards. For more about data management policies as they relate to OneDrive for Business, see About OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online file syncing and sharing.
Documents saved in the cloud using OneDrive for Business can be viewed and updated from just about anywhere. Follow the appropriate instructions for the device you wish to sync:
Windows
To sync OneDrive for Business files with your Windows computer, you need the OneDrive for Business sync app, which is included with Office 2016 and 2013 for Windows. You can also download it as a standalone client from https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/download/.
- Using a supported web browser, go to https://office.iu.edu and click Log in. Sign into IU Login with your IU username and passphrase.
- Click OneDrive to open OneDrive for Business.
- At the bottom left, click the link to switch to Classic View.
- While in Classic View, at the top, click Sync.
- When prompted, click Sync now.
- A 'Launch Application' window should open. If you have the OneDrive for Business sync app installed, select it and click OK.
- When the OneDrive for Business sync app opens, you can choose to change where the files will be synced locally. When you have confirmed the settings, click Sync Now.
- The OneDrive for Business sync app will download a copy of your files hosted in the cloud, and sync them to the specified location on your computer, in a local OneDrive folder named
OneDrive -Trustees of Indiana University
.This folder will be kept in sync with your OneDrive for Business storage; changes you make in one place will sync with the other.
macOS
To sync OneDrive for Business files with your Mac, you'll need to get the OneDrive app from the Mac App Store. After you have installed it, you need to make several configuration changes using the Terminal window.
If you're not familiar with or comfortable using Terminal windows, UITS recommends that you wait until a later release of the OneDrive app for Macs that will natively support Office 365 accounts. For more, see Get started with the OneDrive for Business Next Generation Sync Client on Mac.
If you've never had a personal account signed into OneDrive, follow these steps. If you already have a personal OneDrive account signed in, skip to the next section.
- From a Terminal window, type the following and tap Return:
- From a Terminal window, type the following and tap Return:
- To start OneDrive, press the Cmd key and the Spacebar to launch a Spotlight query. Type
OneDrive
. Click Sign In. - When prompted for an email address, enter your IU username followed by
@iu.edu
, e.g.,[email protected]
. Sign into IU Login with your IU username and passphrase.. - After you have successfully logged in, you will be prompted to choose a OneDrive folder location. The local folder will be named
OneDrive -- Trustees of Indiana University
.This folder will be kept in sync with your OneDrive for Business storage; changes you make in one place will sync with the other. - You will be prompted to either download all files and folders in your OneDrive for Business storage, or choose which folders to sync. When you're ready to finish the setup, click Next.
When you have a personal account signed into OneDrive:
- Click the OneDrive cloud icon on your Menu bar and select Quit OneDrive.
- From a Terminal window, type the following and tap Return:
- To start OneDrive, press the Cmd key and the Spacebar to launch a Spotlight query. Type
OneDrive
. - Click the OneDrive cloud icon in your Menu bar, and select Preferences.
- From the Account tab, click Add a Business Account. Click Use Another Account.
- When prompted for an email address, enter your IU username followed by
@iu.edu
, e.g.,[email protected]
. Sign into IU Login with your IU username and passphrase. - After you have successfully logged in, you will be prompted to choose a OneDrive folder location. This local OneDrive folder will be named
OneDrive – Trustees of Indiana University
.This folder will be kept in sync with your OneDrive for Business storage; changes you make in one place will sync with the other. - You will be prompted to either download all files and folders in your OneDrive for Business storage, or choose which folders to sync. When you're ready to finish the setup, click Next.
iPhone and iPad
- Download the OneDrive app from the App Store.The App Store also has an app called OneDrive for Business, but it has been replaced by the OneDrive app. UITS recommends that you use the OneDrive app for all of the latest features.
- Tap Sign In.
- When prompted for an email address, enter your IU username followed by
@iu.edu
, e.g.,[email protected]
. Sign into IU Login with your IU username and passphrase.
You can now view files stored in your OneDrive for Business cloud storage. To open a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document, you must have Word, Excel or PowerPoint installed on your device.
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps are available as free downloads from the App Store as part of your Office 365 service. To access your Office 365 account from these apps:
- After installing Word, Excel or PowerPoint from the App Store, open the app. When prompted for an email address, enter your IU username followed by
@iu.edu
, e.g.,[email protected]
. - Sign into IU Login with your IU username and passphrase.
Android
- Download the OneDrive app from the Google Play Store.
- Open the app and tap Sign In.
- When prompted for an email address, enter your IU username followed by
@iu.edu
, e.g.,[email protected]
. Sign into IU Login with your IU username and passphrase..You can now view files stored in your OneDrive for Business cloud storage. To open a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document, you must have Word, Excel or PowerPoint installed on your device.
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps are available as free downloads from the App Store as part of your Office 365 service. To access your Office 365 account from these apps:
- After installing Word, Excel or PowerPoint from the App Store, open the app. When prompted for an email address, enter your IU username followed by
@iu.edu
, e.g.,[email protected]
. - Sign into IU Login with your IU username and passphrase.
Windows 10 Mobile
- Download the OneDrive app from the Microsoft Store. You will need a Microsoft account to download the app. If you don't have one, you will be prompted to create one. This is a free account separate from your Office 365 account. For more, see What is a Microsoft account?
- Open the app and tap Account Settings, then Add account.
- Tap Work or school account.
- When prompted for an email address, enter your IU username followed by
@iu.edu
, e.g.,[email protected]
. Sign into IU Login with your IU username and passphrase..
You can now view files and open Office documents stored in your OneDrive for Business cloud storage. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps are built into Windows 10 Mobile.
The precursor to Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone, does not currently support access to IU's Office 365 services, including OneDrive for Business.
-->This article is for IT administrators managing OneDrive for Business settings in work or school environments. If you're not an IT administrator, read Get started with the new OneDrive sync app on Mac OS X.
Manage OneDrive settings on macOS using property list (Plist) files
Use the following keys to preconfigure or change settings for your users. The keys are the same whether you run the store edition or the standalone edition of the sync app, but the property list file name and domain name will be different. When you apply the settings, make sure to target the appropriate domain depending on the edition of the sync app.
Standalone | Mac App Store | |
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PList Location | ~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.OneDrive.plist | ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.OneDrive-mac/Data/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.OneDrive-mac.plist |
Domain | com.microsoft.OneDrive | com.microsoft.OneDrive-mac |
Deploy the sync app settings
Deploy the settings on macOS in the typical way:
- Quit the OneDrive application.
- Define the settings you want to change by creating a Plist with the values, or use a script to set the default values.
- Deploy the settings onto the local computer.
- Refresh the preferences cache.On the next start of OneDrive, the new settings will be picked up.
Overview of settings
The following table lists all the settings that are currently exposed for the OneDrive sync app. You need to configure the parameters in parentheses.
Setting | Description | Parameters | Example Plist Entry |
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Disable personal accounts | Blocks users from signing in and syncing files in personal OneDrive accounts. If this key is set after a user has set up sync with a personal account, the user will be signed out. | DisablePersonalSync (Bool): When set to true, this parameter prevents users from adding or syncing personal accounts. | <key>DisablePersonalSync</key> <(Bool)/> |
Default folder location | Specifies the default location of the OneDrive folder for each organization | TenantID (String): TenantID determines which accounts the default folder location setting should apply to. Find your Office 365 tenant ID DefaultFolderPath (String): DefaultFolder specifies the default folder location. Mac App Store: The path must already exist when users set up the sync app. Standalone: The path will be created on users' computers if it doesn't already exist. Only with the Standalone sync app can you prevent users from changing the location. | <key>Tenants</key> <dict> <key>(TenantID)</key> <dict> <key>DefaultFolder</key> <string>(DefaultFolderPath)</string> </dict> </dict> |
Automatic upload bandwidth percentage | Enables the sync app to automatically set the amount of bandwidth used based on available bandwidth for uploading files | AutomaticUploadBandwidthPercentage (int): This parameter determines the percentage of local upload bandwidth that the sync app can use. Accepted values are from 1 through 99. | <key>AutomaticUploadBandwidthPercentage</key> <int>(Bandwidth)</int> |
Set maximum upload throughput | Sets the maximum upload throughput rate in kilobytes (KB)/sec for computers running the OneDrive sync app | UploadBandwidthLimited (int): This parameter determines the upload throughput in KB/sec that the sync app can use. The minimum rate is 50 KB/sec and the maximum rate is 100,000 KB/sec. | <key>UploadBandwidthLimited</key> <int>(Upload Throughput Rate in KB/sec)</int> |
Set maximum download throughput | Sets the maximum download throughput rate in kilobytes (KB)/sec for computers running the OneDrive sync app | DownloadBandwidthLimited (int): This parameter determines the download throughput in KB/sec that the sync app can use. The minimum rate is 50 KB/sec and the maximum rate is 100,000 KB/sec. | <key>DownloadBandwidthLimited</key> <int>(Download Throughput Rate in KB/sec)</int> |
Dock icon | Specifies whether a dock icon for OneDrive is shown | HideDockIcon (Bool): When set to true, this parameter hides the OneDrive dock icon even when the application is running. | <key>HideDockIcon</key> <(Bool)/> |
Open at login | Specifies whether OneDrive starts automatically when the user logs in | OpenAtLogin (Bool): When set to true, OneDrive will start automatically when the user logs in on the Mac. | <key>OpenAtLogin</key> <(Bool)/> |
Enable Files On-Demand | Specifies whether Files On-Demand is enabled. If you don't set this setting, Files On-Demand will be enabled automatically as we roll out the feature, and users can turn the setting on or off | FilesOnDemandEnabled (Bool): When set to true, new users who set up the sync app will download online-only files by default. When set to false, Files On-Demand will be disabled and users won't be able to turn it on. | <key>FilesOnDemandEnabled</key> <(Bool)/> |
Disable download toasts | Prevents toasts from appearing when applications cause file contents to be downloaded | DisableHydrationToast (Bool): When set to true, toasts will not appear when applications trigger the download of file contents. | <key>DisableHydrationToast</key> <(Bool)/> |
Block apps from downloading online-only files | Prevents applications from automatically downloading online-only files. You can use this setting to lock down applications that don't work correctly with your deployment of Files On-Demand. | HydrationDisallowedApps (String): Json in the following format [{'ApplicationId':'appId','MaxBundleVersion':'1.1','MaxBuildVersion':'1.0'}] 'AppID' can be either the BSD process name or the bundle display name. MaxBuildVersion denotes the maximum build version of the application that will be blocked. MaxBundleVersion denotes the maximum bundle version of the application that will be blocked | <key>HydrationDisallowedApps </key> <string> [{'ApplicationId':'appId','MaxBundleVersion':'1.1','MaxBuildVersion':'1.0'}, {'ApplicationId':'appId2','MaxBundleVersion':'3.2','MaxBuildVersion':'2.0'}] </string><(Bool)/> |
SharePoint Server Front Door URL | Specifies the SharePoint Server 2019 on-premises URL that the OneDrive sync app should try to authenticate and sync against | SharePointOnPremFrontDoorUrl (string): The URL of the on-premises SharePoint Server. | <key>SharePointOnPremFrontDoorUrl</key> <string>https://Contoso.SharePoint.com</string> |
SharePoint Server Tenant Name | Specifies the name of the folder created for syncing the SharePoint Server 2019 files specified in the Front Door URL. | SharePointOnPremTenantName (string): The name that will be used when creating a folder to sync the on-premises SharePoint Server files. If specified, the folder names will take the form of: OneDrive – TenantName TenantName If not specified, the folder names will use the first segment of the FrontDoorURL as the Tenant Name. Example - https://Contoso.SharePoint.com will use Contoso as the Tenant Name | <key>SharePointOnPremTenantName</key> <string>Contoso</string> |
SharePoint OnPrem Prioritization | For hybrid scenarios where the email is the same for both SharePoint Server on-premises and SharePoint Online, determines whether or not the client should set up sync for SharePoint Server or SharePoint Online first during the first-run scenario. | SharePointOnPremPrioritizationPolicy (int): This parameter determines which service to attempt to authenticate against for setting up sync. 1 indicates OneDrive should setup SharePoint Server on-premises first, followed by SharePoint Online. | <key>SharePointOnPremPrioritizationPolicy</key> <int>(0 or 1)</int> |
BlockExternalSync | Prevents the sync app from syncing libraries and folders shared from other organizations. | BlockExternalSync (Bool): Set to true to prevent syncing OneDrive for Business and SharePoint libraries and folders from organizations other than the user's own organization. Set to false or do not include the setting to allow. Learn about OneDrive B2B Sync. | <key>BlockExternalSync</key> <(Bool)/> |
You can also configure the OneDrive Standalone sync app to receive delayed updates.
PList Location | ~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdater.plist |
Domain | com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdater |
Setting | Description | Parameters | Example Plist Entry |
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Tier | Defines the update ring for the computer | UpdateRing (String): This parameter has two different values. Production - The default update ring for OneDrive updates. Insiders - This update ring receives updates that are 'pre-production' and will allow you to play with features before they are released. Note that builds from this ring may be less stable. Enterprise - This update ring receives updates after they have rolled out through the Production ring. It also lets you control the deployment of updates. For more info about the update rings and how the sync app checks for updates, see The OneDrive sync app update process. | <key>Tier</key> <string>(UpdateRing)</string> |