Using OneDrive in VDI

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Last updated: Sept 12, 2022
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This guide provides best practices for using OneDrive in VDI.

Note: your VDI desktop, documents, and picture folders are automatically synced to your OneDrive

Opening OneDrive

After signing into VDI, please open OneDrive and sign in.

  • OneDrive can be opened by looking for the app in the Start Menu:

After signing in you’ll be able to see all your OneDrive files/folders

Saving Files to OneDrive

The steps shown used Microsoft Word as an example

  • Click on File > Save As

  • Click Browse

     

  • Look for OneDrive in the left side menu. Click on it and now you can choose where to save your file in OneDrive

     

Opening Files from OneDrive

Files can be opened from the OneDrive app or from the application you want to open them in

The steps shown used Microsoft Word as an example

  • Click on Open Other Documents

     

  • Click on Browse

     

  • Look for OneDrive in the left side menu. Click on it and now you can choose the file you want to open

     

Logging out of VDI

  • When it is processing/syncing changes it will look like this

     

  • When it has finished updating any changes it will look like this

     

  • And if you hover over it, it will let you know that it is up to date