We can setup a folder on our shared research network drive and allow access only to the users you specify, but there is no local syncing so it requires an Internet access to connect to the folder and when off campus it requires connecting with a VPN. Īn alternative to OneDrive is to use the RNAS / Research shared drive. Faculty can also download a version of Office that will work on their personal computers, either through or. UConn students can download a version that works through. On non-UConn Windows computers you may require a different version of Office than the one currently installed in order to use OneDrive for Business.You _ can’t_ locally sync folders shared with you on a Mac computer currently.You can locally sync folders shared with you on a Windows computer.You can locally sync your personal OneDrive files to Windows or Macs.You can access all OneDrive files online through the web interface on any computer, Mac or Windows, and whether they are your personal files or files shared with you.The University has access to OneDrive through our existing Microsoft contract and it is intended to allow local synchronization of remote files and should function similarly to Dropbox, but there are few shortcomings and problems with it currently. OneDrive for Business is Microsoft’s cloud storage offering in Office 365.
