OneDrive

OneDrive cloud storage is provided to faculty, staff and students free of charge as part of the Office 365 program. Bay College IT staff can assist with minor troubleshooting, but more involved issues may require an Office 365 ticket to be created. If you have questions about the service, please contact IT at ithelp@baycollege.edu or call 906-217-4025.

Cloud Computing Policy

This policy applies to faculty, staff and students, but it is critical employees read and understand the Cloud Computing Policy before using OneDrive or any other cloud based service.

Please be aware of Board of Trustees policy, 1056, the Cloud Computing Policy. This policy prohibits the use of cloud collaboration and storage providers for any sensitive data. Sensitive data is defined in the policy, but includes FERPA protected data and personally identifiable information, among other items. Please see the Cloud Computing Policy for all sensitive data types.

Using OneDrive on 365 Web portal

OneDrive's Landing Page

1. Log in to OneDrive using your Bay College email address and Bay College password. The Sign In button is located in the upper right corner.
2. MFA has been made a requirement since August of 2023 for all employees. Please see the IT wiki article for more information: MFA
3. Once you're logged in, you can create new files using Office Online from the New tab along the top of your screen.
4. You can also upload files by dragging and dropping them onto the windows or by using the Upload button.
5. To download files locally, select files or folders using the radio buttons to the left of the file. A Download button will appear near the top of your screen. You will be presented a zip file containing your selected documents for download.

Using OneDrive on Microsoft Teams (Work or School)

1. Open up Microsoft Teams App for Work or School. If the basic version of Teams only shows up on your workstation, run it and follow the prompts to switch to the new version
2. Once you sign into the correct version, you will see on the left sidebar a OneDrive tab. You can select this tab and easily pull or add files to your Microsoft OneDrive account.