Upload Files from Your Computer to Your OneDrive

Microsoft 365 OneDrive is a cloud-based file storage solution that will allow you to access and share files from anywhere you have an internet connection.

Sign in to your OneDrive

  1. Open onedrive.towson.edu with your preferred browser.
  2. Sign in with your TU Email address or NetID and password. Faculty and staff may have to authenticate via DUO.
  3. Select Yes at the Stay signed in? prompt to reduce the number of times you are asked to sign in.
     

Upload files and folders to your OneDrive

Use the Upload button

  1. Select the Upload button on the OneDrive taskbar and then select either the Files or Folder option from the drop-down menu.
  2. Navigate to and select the desired file(s) or folder and then select the Upload button. To select multiple files:
    1. Select the first file, hold down the SHIFT key on your keyboard, and then select the last file; or
    2. Hold down the Command/Control key on your keyboard while selecting multiple files.
  3. Select Upload from the confirmation window. The progress of the upload appears in the upper right corner.

Use drag and drop

  1. Open your OneDrive in a browser.
  2. Open File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac), navigate to and select the file(s) or folder you wish to upload.
  3. Hold down the left mouse button while you drag the selected files and folders from your File Explorer / Finder onto the OneDrive window.
  4. Release the mouse button.
     

Create a folder

  1. In the OneDrive window, select the New button and then select Folder.
  2. Enter a name for the new folder (for example, My Hard Drive Files) and then select Create. The new folder will appear with a star in its left corner to indicate it is new.
  3. Select on the folder to open it. Move files to this folder using the techniques described above.
     

Create a desktop shortcut to your OneDrive

  1. Sign in to your OneDrive using the instructions above. If you want the shortcut to go directly to a folder, select that folder to open it.
  2. Double-click the page address (URL) in the browser's address box to select the entire address. 
  3. Drag and drop the selected address onto your Windows or Mac desktop too create a shortcut. Double-click this shortcut to open the webpage/folder.
     
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