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OneDrive for Business is a cloud storage platform hosted on Microsoft 365 to enable personal collaboration.
Features
- Accessible from anywhere with internet connection.
- Share data to UCL members and externally.
- Work on Office documents with others at the same time using co-authoring.
- Create and edit documents directly in your OneDrive with Office Online.
- Access is automatically allocated to staff and students.
How to access OneDrive for Business
The recommended method to access your OneDrive is to sign-in via your web browser. Visit the OneDrive portal and sign in using the same username and password as your email account (e.g. userID@ucl.ac.uk). You can also open your OneDrive while signed in to Outlook Web Access by selecting the app launcher menu (within the top-left corner of your web browser window) and then 'OneDrive'.
Full guide: Access your files on OneDrive.
Guides and Documentation
How to Share Data in OneDrive
- The data on your OneDrive are private until you share them.
- You can share data with UCL users or external users.
- Permissions can changed to allow people to Edit or just View.
How to Restore Data in OneDrive
- Version history allows you to restore older versions of your files.
- If a file has been deleted from your OneDrive, you can recover it for up to 93 days from the OneDrive recycle bin.
- 'Restore your OneDrive' allows you to undo all actions on your OneDrive within the last 30 days.
How to Create File Requests
- File requests allow you to give people permission to drop off files in a designated folder.
- They can only upload files.
- They cannot view, edit or download any files from that folder.
For all ISD OneDrive guides and links to training resources, please see our OneDrive Knowledge Base.
Microsoft's official OneDrive help & learning page.
OneDrive Clinics
OneDrive Clinics are on offer to UCL users, the aim of the OneDrive clinics is to provide 20-minute Teams sessions to discuss and provide information about the features, functionalities and benefits of using OneDrive to assist user understanding of the platform.