Access & Sync OneDrive for work or school on your personal MacOS device(s)

OneDrive for work or school syncs your University of Maine System (UMS) files to your Mac so you can work with them in Finder. Here is how to install it and sign in on a personal Mac.

Instructions

Install and set up OneDrive

  1. Download and install the OneDrive sync app from Microsoft (External Link).
  2. Press Command + Spacebar, type OneDrive and open it. OneDrive Setup starts.
  3. At the sign-in prompt, enter your UMS username followed by @maine.edu. Do this no matter what your email address is.
  4. Enter your UMS password.
  5. Choose where your OneDrive folder should live, or select Change Location to pick somewhere else.
  6. Choose whether to sync everything or only certain folders.
  7. Select Next to finish.
WARNING: On the sign-in pages, click nothing other than Next and Sign in. Other options can route you to a personal Microsoft account and the sign-in will fail.

If you already have the Mac App Store version of OneDrive installed, uninstall it first. Microsoft does not support running both versions at the same time.

Add your UMS account to an existing personal OneDrive

If you already use OneDrive with a personal Microsoft account, you can add your UMS account alongside it. Your personal and university files stay separate.

  1. Click the OneDrive cloud icon in your menu bar.
  2. Click the three dots, then select Preferences.
  3. Open the Account tab and select Add an Account.
  4. Enter your UMS username followed by @maine.edu and your UMS password.
  5. Choose a folder location and which folders to sync, then select Next.

Your files appear under OneDrive – University of Maine System, separate from any personal OneDrive folder.

See sync status in Finder

To show sync status icons on your files, open System Settings, go to Extensions and turn on OneDrive Finder Integration.

WARNING: Sync should only be used for data that is not restricted under the UMS Data Classification policy (External Link), or otherwise disallowed by your department. Direct questions to the Information Security Office (External Link).

Additional resources

Environment

  • Microsoft 365 (UMS)
  • OneDrive
  • macOS
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