Set up OneDrive in Windows 10
OneDrive is installed by default in Windows 10, so it just needs to be set up.
- Press the Windows Key and type "OneDrive" and press Enter
- Enter your Pickering email address and then password on the next screen
- Make a note of the OneDrive folder location - as you start using OneDrive, everything you place in this folder will be synchronised to your OneDrive account in the cloud, making it accessible on any other devices you connect to OneDrive with.
- Click Next
- OneDrive will also detect files located in your Documents and Pictures folders, and those on your desktop and ask if you want to back those up as well.
- Press the Windows key + "E" together to open File Explorer, and down the left you should see "OneDrive" or "OneDrive - Pickering" listed.
- Click this to go into the OneDrive folder.
- You can copy existing files into this folder to start the process of uploading them into OneDrive, or you can begin saving new files to this location.
- You can also choose which folders within your OneDrive that you want to sync to your PC and which ones you want to leave in the cloud.
Right-Click the OneDrive icon in the system tray (it should look like a blue cloud) and click "Settings" or "Preferences".
- Click the "Account" tab and then "Choose Folders"
- Select/De-select the folders you want to sync, and click OK
N.B. - be wary of ticking the "Make all files offline" if you are going to store large files in OneDrive, as this will take up space on your PC and take a long to to synchronise.