How to Verify your Files are Synced to OneDrive

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Last updated: Dec 15, 2022
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OneDrive is Microsoft’s online file storage and sharing service and it’s used extensively at UC Davis. Before you can take advantage of OneDrive’s features, files need to be synced first. Syncing saves a copy of your files in the cloud, backing them up and making them accessible for multiple devices at once.

 To verify that your files are synced

  1. Click the blue cloud icon in your system tray, the the right of the system date and time.

     

  2. Look for the Your files are synced status message. This means that changes you make to your files are synced to the cloud. Changes include creating new files, deleting files, and modifying files.

  3. It’s possible that you’re not logged into OneDrive. If that’s the case, log in with your UC Davis email address and your Kerberos password.

What files are synced to OneDrive?

When you save/edit/delete files or folders to your Desktop, Documents or Pictures folder, they are automatically synced to OneDrive.

Any filed or folders saved outside of these three folders are not automatically synced to OneDrive and may be lost if your computer is damaged or stolen.