OneDrive is yet another of the several cloud sharing platforms available nowadays that help people save their data on the cloud from one location and retrieve it from anywhere in the world! All
they need is a supported device, an Internet connection and of course their Microsoft account’s password. But for that to happen, you must know how to setup OneDrive properly on your computer. Today we’ll look at how to setup Microsoft OneDrive on a Windows 10 computer.
OneDrive has traversed through time since the days when it used to be known as SkyDrive. And just like its peers (Google Drive, Dropbox), it is highly sought after by cloud users throughout the world. One area where it beats its competitors hands down is it’s integration with Windows 10. So this means that you can setup your OneDrive account while using the OneDrive app that comes pre-installed with Windows 10. And from then onwards, it gets as simple as drag and drop!
OneDrive – How it works?
OneDrive is all about simplicity and ease combined with the latest innovations in cloud computing. Let’s take a look at how you can set it all on your very own computer / laptop.
- Press the start button.
- Type OneDrive, and then select the relevant result from the Search Results by hitting Enter.
- The OneDrive setup wizard will then spring up. Click on Get Started.
- On the next screen, enter your Microsoft account’s login credentials and click the blue Sign in button. If you haven’t got a Microsoft account as of now, click Sign up now.
- Once you’ve signed into your account, you’ll be asked to setup the OneDrive folder on your computer. This folder will be used to sync any changes that you make in it and vice versa. You can click the Change button to move this folder to any location on your computer, if required. Else click Next.
- Now you will be provided with a list of all of your folders on OneDrive. You can choose to select any / all of the folders that you wish to sync to your computer. As a default, OneDrive will sync all of your folders to your computer.
- Click Next.
- On the next window there is a cool option that lets you fetch files from anywhere on your PC. This comes in very handy in the case if you forget to add any file to your local OneDrive folder, you can logon to the OneDrive site and download virtually any file from your PC to your current location.
- Click Done and you will be taken to a window that will display all of the files you’ve synced from OneDrive. The time taken to sync these files to your computer will depend on the number and size of files you’ve saved in OneDrive. Just to serve as a reminder, you can move any file / folder from your computer to this folder and the sync process will instantly kick off.
- While a file is being synced to the cloud you will notice a blue circular icon on the bottom-left corner of that file’s icon. And if it has already been synced completely, it will contain a green check mark at the same location.
That’s it folks. Setting up OneDrive on your Windows 10 computer and using it to sync all / specific volumes of your data is as simple as this. Be sure to take advantage of this handy app and safeguard your invaluable data before it’s too late!
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Raza Ali Kazmi works as an editor and technology content writer at Sorcim Technologies (Pvt) Ltd. He loves to pen down articles on a wide array of technology related topics and has also been diligently testing software solutions on Windows & Mac platforms. If you have any question about the content, you can message me or the company's support team.