Open the SharePoint or Teams site from the desktop app or online (portal.brandonu.ca) from the Microsoft 365 app launcher.  Select the Site or Team with the files you want to sync.

SharePoint

  1. In SharePoint, select Documents or navigate to the subfolder you want to sync,  select Sync. (You only need to do this once on a computer to set up syncing on that computer. After you set up syncing, the files sync automatically.)
    Screenshot showing Sync button on a SharePoint library. 
  2. If your browser requests permission to use "Microsoft OneDrive," confirm that this is okay.


Teams

  1. In Teams, select the Files tab,  select Sync. (You only need to do this once on a computer to set up syncing on that computer. After you set up syncing, the files sync automatically.)

  2. If your browser requests permission to use "Microsoft OneDrive," confirm that this is okay.


The files then sync to a folder on your PC that has the name of your organization (for example, %userprofile%\Brandon University). This folder is automatically added to the left pane in File Explorer. You can’t select to sync to a different location.



To sync the files on another computer, go to that computer, and follow these steps again.

Change sync settings

To change the folders that sync for a site, or to stop syncing all files on a site, follow these steps:

  1. Select the blue OneDrive cloud icon in the Windows taskbar notification area.

(You may need to select the Show hidden icons arrow The Show hidden icons button. next to the notification area for the OneDrive icon to appear. If the icon doesn't appear in the notification area, OneDrive might not be running. Select Start, enter OneDrive in the search box, and then select OneDrive in the search results.)

Windows system tray with arrow indicating hidden icons

  1. Select OneDrive Help and Settings icon Help & Settings > Settings.

Screenshot of getting to OneDrive Settings

  1. To see a list of all your syncing sites, select the Account tab.

Screenshot of account settings in the OneDrive sync client.

  1. To change the folders that you are syncing, select Choose folders for that library, and then select the folders that you want to sync. To stop syncing a site, select Stop sync next to the site. (Copies of the files remain on your computer. You can delete them if you want.)


Note: Documentation has been edited from the website (Sync SharePoint and Teams files with your computer - Office Support (microsoft.com))