Sync a SharePoint Library on Windows

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Last updated: 05 Jul, 2023 by Rowan Quigley
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Sync the files in your Microsoft SharePoint site libraries so they’re always available on your computer, even when you’re offline. These steps will be the same for both Windows 10 and 11.

You must first have been granted access to a SharePoint site before you can sync it on your computer. Speak with the site owner about access.

 Instructions

 

  1. Navigate to the SharePoint site documents library you want to sync. Either use the access link you will have been email when you were granted access, in the Teams app go to Teams>General>Files or go to office.com in your browser and click on the SharePoint app.

  2. Click on the Sync button

     

  3. You will prompted to allow the site to open Onedrive. Click Open

     

  4. You will see a message saying that Onedrive is syncing your files, you can safely click Close and carry on working.

     

  5. Depending on the size of the library, the speed of the sync will vary.

  6. Open File Explorer and you will see a new entry for St Vincent’s Institute on the navigation panel on the left. Click the drop down and you will see the new library

     

  7. You can now access the files contained within the SharePoint library.

If your library is not syncing correctly. Doublecheck that your OneDrive app is open and signed in.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sync-sharepoint-files-and-folders-87a96948-4dd7-43e4-aca1-53f3e18bea9b#OSVer=Windows