How to add a Teams channel folder or a shared folder to your OneDrive so it appears in File Explorer or Finder on every computer you sign in to, how to make its files available offline, and how to remove the shortcut again. Removing a shortcut never deletes files. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff.
Whether to add a shortcut or sync when you want Microsoft Teams channel files and shared folders to appear in File Explorer or Finder. Compares the two options, explains which one follows you between computers and which is tied to a single machine, and covers switching from one to the other.
Explains why some files or folders will not upload to OneDrive through the web or sync with the OneDrive sync client, focusing on the two most common causes on a Mac: unsupported characters in a file or folder name and a file or folder path that is too long. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff using OneDrive on macOS or Windows.
An overview of OneDrive (for Work or School), the Microsoft 365 cloud storage service available to all current Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students. Explains how much storage is included, how files can be synced and shared, how data is protected, and the main advantages of using OneDrive.
Explains how Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students install the Microsoft 365 (Office) apps — including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint — on a Bowdoin-issued device using Self Service or Company Portal, or on a personal Mac or Windows computer from the Microsoft 365 portal.
Step-by-step guide for setting up a new Bowdoin macOS computer received through the CAP program. Covers confirming data backup, running Apple Setup Assistant, restoring data via Druva inSync, installing apps from Self Service, configuring core apps, connecting peripherals, and scheduling a follow-up with IT.
Step-by-step guide for setting up a Bowdoin-issued Mac running macOS Sequoia or Tahoe for the first time, outside of the CAP process. Covers running Setup Assistant, enrolling in Bowdoin Remote Management (MDM), installing apps from Self Service, and launching frequently used applications.
This article explains how to open Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files stored in Microsoft Teams using the installed desktop apps instead of Teams or a browser. It covers setting the desktop app as the default, opening a single file in the desktop app, and what to check when a file opens as read-only or when Office is not signed in with a Bowdoin account.
How to sync a Microsoft Teams channel folder or a folder shared with you so it appears in File Explorer or Finder, what a live two-way sync connection means for shared files, how to choose which folders come across, and how to stop syncing and reclaim the space.
This article explains how your Claude working folder is backed up to OneDrive at Bowdoin. Because Bowdoin turns on OneDrive folder backup (Known Folder Move), the Documents folder syncs to OneDrive automatically, so a Claude Projects folder kept in Documents is backed up and available on other devices. It covers confirming folder backup, keeping files on your device, and the fact that Claude on the web cannot reach OneDrive directly.
Explains how OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint fit together, where a file actually lives depending on whether you put it in OneDrive, a Teams chat, or a Teams channel, and how to decide where your own work belongs. Points to the step-by-step articles for moving files and for reaching them from File Explorer or Finder.
Describes the two most common ways to add documents to OneDrive: uploading through a web browser and using the OneDrive sync client on a Mac or Windows computer. Covers upload size limits, installing the sync client, folder backup, and file sync limitations. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff with a Bowdoin account.
Step-by-step guide for setting up a Bowdoin-issued Windows 11 computer for the first time, outside of the CAP process. Covers signing in through Microsoft Autopilot, installing apps from Company Portal, and launching and configuring frequently used applications.
Step-by-step guide for setting up a new Bowdoin Windows 11 computer received through the CAP program. Covers confirming data backup, connecting peripherals and monitors, logging in, restoring data with Druva inSync, installing apps from Company Portal, configuring core apps including PaperCut and OneDrive, and scheduling a follow-up with IT.
This article explains how to keep Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive files available on a computer when there is no internet connection. It covers marking files and folders to keep on a device, freeing that disk space again afterward, and what happens to edits made offline once the computer reconnects.