Download Your Files from OneDrive

This article covers how faculty, staff, and students can download the files that they have saved in OneDrive to a local computer.

2. Click on the My Files option in the left menu.

OneDrive homepage

3. To download a single file, place a checkmark next to the file and then click Download.

download a single file
  1. Place a checkmark next to a file.
  2. Then click Download.

3.1. The file will be downloaded to your local computer, typically in the Downloads folder.

downloads folder with one file downloaded

4. To download multiple files or a folder, place a checkmark next to multiple files or a folder, and then click Download.

When downloading multiple files or folders, be aware that OneDrive will create a .zip archive with all of the files. Depending on how much content is in the folder, it may take a long time to create the .zip folder.

If you have a lot of files or large files, you may want to download them individually so it takes less time.

download a folder

4.1. The files will be downloaded to your local computer, typically in the Downloads folder.

downloads folder with zip file of folder contents downloaded

Need More Help?

Faculty & Staff:

Contact the IT Help Desk at [email protected] or 657-278-7777.

Students:

Contact the Student IT Help Desk at [email protected] or 657-278-8888.