Store photos and docs online. Access them from any PC, Mac or phone. Create and work together on Word, Excel or PowerPoint documents. When you install the Microsoft OneDrive sync app for Mac, a copy of your OneDrive is downloaded to your Mac and put in the OneDrive folder. This folder is kept in sync with OneDrive. If you add, change, or delete a file or folder on the OneDrive website, the file or folder is added, changed, or deleted in your OneDrive folder and vice versa. Sep 06, 2019 Use a Mac OS X installation Disc. If you’re unable to use Internet Recovery Mode or create a bootable USB installer, you can still use a Mac OS X installation disc. These discs are available for OS X Snow Leopard, OS X Lion, and OS X Mountain Lion. If your Mac is from 2012 or earlier, there was an installation disc in the original box.
OneDrive offers the ability to store files in the cloud, access them from multiple devices, and share them with others.
When you install the OneDrive app for Mac, a copy of your OneDrive is downloaded to your Mac and put in the OneDrive folder. This folder is kept in sync with OneDrive. If you add, change, or delete a file or folder on the OneDrive website, the file or folder is added, changed, or deleted in your OneDrive folder and vice versa.
If you already have a personal OneDrive account set up on your Mac, you can link your Stanford account to it. See Change your preferences.
Your computer needs to be running OS X version 10.9 or later.
Install the OneDrive app
- Go to the Mac App Store to and search for onedrive. (The app is free.)
- Click Install.
- When the app has finished downloading, click Open.
Set up OneDrive
- Enter your @stanford.edu email address and click Sign in.
- When prompted for where this email address is used, click Work or school.
- At the Office 365 prompt, click Sign in (do not enter your password).
- Enter your SUNet ID and password on the WebLogin screen. You may be prompted for a second factor.
- Click Choose OneDrive Folder Location to select the folder that you will sync to OneDrive.
- Select a location for your OneDrive folder and then click Choose this location. OneDrive will create a OneDrive - Leland Stanford Junior University folder at this location.
- You can change the location of your OneDrive folder if you wish. Otherwise, click Next.
- Choose what you want to download to your OneDrive folder on your Mac and then click Next.
- The OneDrive is ready for you screen appears. Check the Open at login so my files sync automatically box if you want your sync client to open when you log in to your computer. Click Open my OneDrive - Leland Stanford Junior University folder to show your OneDrive sync folder on your computer.
- The OneDrive folder on your Mac displays.
Change your preferences or link another account
Once OneDrive is set up, you can change your settings from the menu bar.
- Click the OneDrive icon in the menu bar and click Preferences.
- In the OneDrive preferences, you can change your settings or add an account.
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OneDrive for Business is part of Office 365 and offers the ability to store files in the cloud, access them from multiple computers, and share them with others. Accessing OneDrive for Business using a Mac can accessed on a college owned device by downloading and installing the client at:
1. Download the sync client from the app store. |
2. Search for OneDrive and then click on get. |
Setup:
With OneDrive app closed run the appropriate terminal commands on this Microsoft Support page.
Then follow the steps below:
1. Launch the program by double clicking on the OneDrive open command. |
2. Click through the Get Started to begin the sync with the computer. |
3. Enter your MCCC email address for the user name and your MCCC password |
5. Click Choose OneDrive for Business Folder Location Automatically open at log in and show/hide the dock icon |
6. Click and uncheck Open at login to prevent the client from opening at startup. Click and uncheck Hide Dock icon to remove it from the dock |
7. Choose the location for your OneDrive for Business folder (by default it will create it in the documents folder) |
8. The next screen will confirm the path you have chosen for the location of the OneDrive for Business folder. |

This completes the set up process you will now see a OneDrive Business folder under your favorites within finder.
NOTE: The OneDrive app requires Mac OS X 10.7.3 (Lion) or later.
What does the OneDrive folder do?
When you install the OneDrive app for Mac, a copy of your OneDrive is downloaded to your Mac and put in the OneDrive folder. This folder is kept in sync with OneDrive. If you add, change, or delete a file or folder on the OneDrive website, the file or folder is added, changed, or deleted in your OneDrive folder and vice versa.
To upload files to OneDrive automatically, just copy or move the files to your OneDrive folder using the Finder, or save them in your OneDrive folder from an app. Files you upload this way can be up to 10 GB in size. If you installed the OneDrive app on other computers, the files will automatically be added to the OneDrive folders on them, too.
You can also use the Finder to rename and delete files, create new folders, and move files around in your OneDrive folder. The changes will automatically be made in OneDrive and your other computers that have the OneDrive app installed.
TIPS
To rotate photos in OneDrive, open them in Preview, rotate them, and then save them. The photos will be automatically updated in OneDrive.
If you use a lot of storage space in OneDrive, it might take a long time to download all your files when you first install the OneDrive app. For tips on maximizing the transfer speed, see Maximize upload and download speed.
Do I have to install the OneDrive app on all of my computers?
No. If you don't want to keep all the files in your OneDrive on a computer, you can still work with your OneDrive on that computer by going to the OneDrive website.
Why do I have to confirm my OneDrive folder on my Mac?
OneDrive is following recommendations from Apple that Mac OS X apps have sandboxing. With sandboxing, the OneDrive app will access only the files it needs on your Mac. This means we need to ask you to confirm the location of your OneDrive folder. If you select any folder other than your current OneDrive folder, you'll have to go back through setup and re-download the contents of your OneDrive. To learn more about app sandboxing, search the Apple website.
How do I show or hide the OneDrive app icon in the Dock?
The OneDrive app icon is hidden by default. To show it in the Dock, click to deselect the Hide Dock iconcheckbox in Preferences.
Can I choose folders in my OneDrive that I don't want to sync on my Mac?
Yes. When you first set up OneDrive, click Choose folders to sync. If you didn't do this when you set up OneDrive, you can do it in Preferences:
Click the OneDrive icon in the menu bar.
Click Preferences, click the Choose Folders tab, and then click Choose Folders.
For each folder, you can choose to sync everything in the folder, individual folders within the folder, and files that aren't in any subfolders within the folder. If you choose to sync only some items, new items you add to the OneDrive folder on your Mac will sync to OneDrive, but items you add to OneDrive from the website or other devices won't be synced to your Mac unless they're in the folders you chose to sync. If you choose to stop syncing folders on your Mac, they'll be deleted from the OneDrive folder on that computer, but they'll remain in OneDrive.
NOTE: You can't choose individual files you want to sync, and you can't choose to sync files or folders shared with you.


Can I change the name or location of my OneDrive folder?
No, you can't currently do this. If you use the Finder to rename or move your OneDrive folder, OneDrive will stop working.

Can I use OneDrive to get to files and folders on my Mac that aren’t saved in my OneDrive folder?
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No, the Fetch files feature is available only on PCs. This also means you can't stream videos that are on a Mac from the OneDrive website.
Can I change the account I use with OneDrive?
You can change the account you use with OneDrive, but you can't use the folder with multiple accounts at the same time. To change the account you use with OneDrive, choose Sign Out from the menu bar.
Can I recover files or folders I deleted?
Check the Trash for files you deleted from the OneDrive folder on your Mac.
How do I uninstall the OneDrive app?
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Just drag the OneDrive app to the Trash.