Tuesday, October 11, 2022

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• Similar to Google Drive or iCloud, this is Microsoft’s version of Cloud storage
• We (every @cedarcreek.tv address) each have 1TB (1,000 GB) of storage for FREE with our non‐profit plan. This is 2‐4x the size of most of our laptop’s internal drives! It’s enough to store about 1/4  MILLION photos or songs per person.
• What is the cloud? Instead of saving files on your local computer, you are saving them on Microsoft’s computer (a server in a data center).

Why do this?

• Files are backed up. Drop your phone in a lake… Have your laptop stolen… no data loss.
• Access your data anywhere. It is web‐based storage. If you have internet, you can see your files and even save them locally to your device to use offline, from ANYWHERE in the world.
• Share and collaborate. Files can be opened by multiple people you share a link with at one time. Office documents can be edited by people you give rights to as well.

Do I have OneDrive already?

• Look for the cloud icon by the clock (bottom right on a PC, top bar on a mac).
• On a PC, the “personal” OneDrive is gray and the CedarCreek one is blue. If you log into Windows with a Microsoft Account (like on a home computer), you’ll have a personal OneDrive there with 5GB of storage. That is unrelated to your CedarCreek account which has 1TB (200x more space). Going forward here, we will be focusing on the blue CedarCreek OneDrive account unless otherwise noted.
• On a Mac, there is no “personal” OneDrive built‐in as you don’t sign into Windows… but you CAN add your Microsoft account by going to the settings gear – Preferences – Account and click “Add an account” and sign in with your personal Microsoft account. This will add a second cloud icon to your top bar that is also gray. For whatever reason all mac OneDrive icons are gray.

How do I get OneDrive?

• It comes pre‐installed on Windows 10 and 11. If you don’t see it by the clock (cloud icon), click the start menu and type “OneDrive”
• If you only see the gray cloud on a PC, you need to log into your CedarCreek account and you will see a blue cloud which is where we’ll be focusing here.
• If it is already logged into a personal account, click the settings gear and “Add Account” to sign into your creek account.
• Go to https://www.microsoft.com/en‐us/microsoft‐365/onedrive/download if needed (i.e. if you are on a mac or uninstalled it on your PC)
• It is often installed with Office on a Mac, but is also available in the Mac App store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/onedrive/id823766827
• And on mobile… iOS app store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/microsoft‐onedrive/id477537958
• Google Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.skydrive