Mapping OneDrive And SharePoint Folders To File Explorer

OneDrive –

Your OneDrive is private and not shared with anyone else. We suggest using OneDrive for your personal files and only using the share feature when sharing files with external users such as a vendor or an employee from another property. When sharing among your team, please use SharePoint.

To access your OneDrive, open portal.office.com on your browser and sign in with your work email.

Click the nine-dot icon in the top left and select OneDrive.

One OneDrive opens, you will see a Sync button at the top of the window. Click this to Sync/map your OneDrive to File Explorer. During this process the app will ask you if you want to back up your Desktop, Documents and Pictures. Please allow this. Once this completes your local files will be saved to OneDrive to avoid losing any files if your computer crashes.

SharePoint –

Your property SharePoint document library is configured to allow all your fellow property employees to access the files saved here. Please use this library to share files with your team rather than emailing or sending links.

To access your property SharePoint page, you can select the SharePoint icon from the nine-dot icon in the top left of portal.office.com.

After you click the SharePoint link, select your property page. If you don’t see your property page, select the Horizon Realty Advisors page, and then select your property from the Properties drop down.

While in your property document library, you will see another set of button at the top. Click the “Add shortcut to OneDrive” button.

You can now return to OneDrive from the nine-dot menu, and you will see your property docs is a folder with a chain link icon like the picture below.

If you haven’t already, you will need to follow the steps above to sync your OneDrive to your computer for this folder to be added to your quick access.

If you have already synced your OneDrive to your computer, it will take a few minutes for the folder to show up under the OneDrive section of your file explorer (folder icon on your taskbar).

Restarting your computer may make this show up quicker.

Once you do see the property docs folder in the OneDrive list, you can right click it and select pin to quick access for even easier access.