{"id":2262,"date":"2023-05-31T14:13:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T14:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=2262"},"modified":"2023-12-06T15:34:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T15:34:19","slug":"how-to-access-sharepoint-files-in-windows-explorer","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/?ht_kb=how-to-access-sharepoint-files-in-windows-explorer","title":{"rendered":"How to Access Sharepoint Files in Windows Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1.\u00a0 Sign into your WCSU webmail here:\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"WCSU Webmail\" href=\"http:\/\/mail.wcsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/mail.wcsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 Click the Waffle in the Upper left hand corner, then click All Apps, and then click on Sharepoint in the Alphabetical listing:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2265\" src=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile1.png 336w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile1-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile1-50x16.png 50w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile1-60x19.png 60w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile1-100x32.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2266\" src=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile2.png 288w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile2-160x300.png 160w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile2-27x50.png 27w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile2-32x60.png 32w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile2-53x100.png 53w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2267\" src=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile3.png 229w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile3-127x300.png 127w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile3-21x50.png 21w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile3-25x60.png 25w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile3-42x100.png 42w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. In the search box in the top middle of the browser, enter the name of the Sharepoint site that you are looking for, click on the magnifying glass to the right\u00a0 to perform a search, and then click the sharepoint site of interest when it appears:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2342\" src=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sharepointWindows-1024x196.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sharepointWindows-1024x196.png 1024w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sharepointWindows-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sharepointWindows-768x147.png 768w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sharepointWindows-50x10.png 50w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sharepointWindows-60x11.png 60w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sharepointWindows-100x19.png 100w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sharepointWindows.png 1251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 Once you are in the selected Sharepoint Site, click on the Sync icon on the top of the page.\u00a0 Go ahead and checkmark &#8220;Always allow..&#8221; and then click on Open Microsoft Onedrive.\u00a0 \u00a0You will receive a message that you files are being synced.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2293\" src=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/windowsDarepoint15-1024x117.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/windowsDarepoint15-1024x117.png 1024w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/windowsDarepoint15-300x34.png 300w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/windowsDarepoint15-768x88.png 768w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/windowsDarepoint15-50x6.png 50w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/windowsDarepoint15-60x7.png 60w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/windowsDarepoint15-100x11.png 100w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/windowsDarepoint15.png 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2273\" src=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"569\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile8.png 569w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile8-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile8-50x17.png 50w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile8-60x21.png 60w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile8-100x35.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2274\" src=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"938\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile9.png 938w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile9-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile9-768x368.png 768w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile9-50x24.png 50w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile9-60x29.png 60w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile9-100x48.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click Close.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 Wait about a minute and then open up your Windows File Explorer:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2275\" src=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile10.png 643w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile10-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile10-50x25.png 50w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile10-60x30.png 60w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WindowsSharepointFile10-100x50.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0 You should see a WCSU icon on the left hand side.\u00a0 Go ahead and expand WCSU and then expand the sync&#8217;d folder to see your files.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2394\" src=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/windows_Sharepoint.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"441\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/windows_Sharepoint.png 441w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/windows_Sharepoint-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/windows_Sharepoint-50x43.png 50w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/windows_Sharepoint-60x52.png 60w, https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/windows_Sharepoint-100x87.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1.\u00a0 Sign into your WCSU webmail here:\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/mail.wcsu.edu 2.\u00a0 Click the Waffle in the Upper left hand corner, then click All Apps, and then click on Sharepoint in the Alphabetical listing: 3. In the search box in the top middle of the browser, enter the name of the Sharepoint site that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[2,28,24,20],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-2262","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-getting-started","ht_kb_category-office-365-applications","ht_kb_category-software","ht_kb_category-training"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/2262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/2262\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fht-kb-category&post=2262"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.wcsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fht-kb-tag&post=2262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}