Installing Onedrive on a Mac

The processes for installing Onedrive on Pc and Mac are different. Mac requires additional permissions before it will allow Onedrive to backup a client's Desktop and Documents folders

 

  1. Install Onedrive
     
    1. Go to Launchpad at the bottom left
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    2. Find and click on Onedrive
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    3. Have the client type in their full Rollins email address
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    4. If the client uses their Rollins email for a personal Microsoft account as well as Rollins you will see these screens. Choose Work or School
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    5. Have the client login with their foxID, password, and MFA
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    6. Confirm the location is the same as below except "hdloaner" should be replaced with the client's foxID
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    7. Click Next
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    8. Click OK to give permission to start syncing
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    9. Close the window to finish the Onedrive installation
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  2. Grant Full Disk Access
     
    1. Click on the Cloud icon at the top right
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    2. Click the gear icon then Preferences
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    3. Click the Backup folder iconUploaded Image (Thumbnail)
    4. Click Manage Backup. If this is after the Onedrive Quit & Restart of step 2.8, go to step 2.10Uploaded Image (Thumbnail)
    5. Click System Preferences to give the appropriate permissions
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    6. Turn On Onedrive to give Full Disk AccessUploaded Image (Thumbnail)
    7. Enter the client's admin password to allow the settings change
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    8. Click Quit & Reopen to Quit Onedrive and reopen with new settings Uploaded Image (Thumbnail)
    9. Go back to steps 2.1 through 2.4
    10. Select both Desktop and DocumentsUploaded Image (Thumbnail)
    11. Select Start Backup
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    12. Select View Sync Progress or close the window to complete the backupUploaded Image (Thumbnail)