Keep Department Files in Teams, Not Your Personal OneDrive

Learn why your department's shared files belong in a Teams channel, not in one person's OneDrive, and how to move them.

 
Your OneDrive
A Teams channel
Belongs to
You
The team
When someone leaves NCU
Their OneDrive is removed, and files only they had can be lost
Files stay with the team
Best for
Your own drafts and work in progress
Shared department files everyone needs

Move files into a team

1

Open OneDrive

Go to OneDrive on the web and select the files or folder.

2

Move them

Select Move to, choose the team and channel, and select Move here.

  • Moving keeps the file's version history. Anyone on the team can now find and edit it.
  • Want the team's files in File Explorer? See Where Did My Teams Shortcut Go?.

Get help

Still need help? Submit a request through Microsoft Teams, call the IT Service Desk at 612.343.4170, or visit Miller Hall 226.