Syncing a Microsoft 365 Sharepoint site to your computer
Question
How do I sync a Sharepoint site to my computer?
Pre-requisites
- Permission to access the Sharepoint site to which you want to sync
- Windows user profile setup
Answer
Step 1
To find the site please open a web browser and visit https://login.microsoftonline.com and login with you Microsoft 365 details, click the nine dots (3 x 3) in the top left hand corner and click "Sharepoint".
Step 2
Type the name of the site in the search box at the top of the screen and click the appropriate site in the search results.
Step 3
To view files stored in the site, click documents in the menu to the left hand side.
Step 4
If you wish to sync the files to your computer then please ensure that you are logged in to the computer as yourself and then click "Sync" at the top and follow the prompts.
Step 5
To view the files synced to your computer, open Windows Explorer and expand your company name in the folder list on the left hand side and then expand the name of the appropriate SharePoint site.
DO NOT SYNC FILES TO A PUBLIC COMPUTER WHEN LOGGED IN TO A USER ACCOUNT OTHER THAN YOUR OWN.
Step 6
Ensure that you log out of the Microsoft 365 web site when you are finiished. To do that, click your initials (top right) and click "Sign out".