OneDrive - How to download files to my PC / copy files to another OneDrive


 

 

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When you reach the storage limit, you will not be able to edit, copy, upload, or sync files in OneDrive until you reduce your storage within the limit.  This article describes how to download files from OneDrive, or copy files to another OneDrive account, so that you can afterwards remove these files from OneDrive to reduce storage used.

See also this article about how to check your storage quota and tips for removing files from the OneDrive recycle bin.

 

Applies To

Accounts with OneDrive service

 
Solution

 

Scenario 1:  Download files from OneDrive for the Web to your computer

Downloads are subject to the following limits: 250GB file size limit; total number of files limit: 10,000; folder size limit: 10,000 files.  Refer to this Microsoft support article for additional information.

 

  1. Select the My files / Shared tab on the left navigation pane.

  2. Select each item by clicking the circle check box that appears.

  3. Click the Download button from the top menu bar.  Your browser will prompt you to save the download to a location you specify.  If you download a folder or multiple files, the download file will be in compressed .zip format.

       

       

 

Scenario 2:  Copy files shared by another user to your OneDrive storage within the same cloud

This applies only to both source and destination OneDrive accounts are in the same domain (@cuhk.edu.hk / @link.cuhk.edu.hk).

 

  1. In the source OneDrive, share your file/folder to the destination OneDrive (how).

  2. Go to the destination OneDrive and click Shared on the left navigation pane.  In With you tab, you will see the file/folder shared to you.  Click menu (...) next to the file/folder that you would like to make a copy and select Open location on the drop-down menu.

       

  3. The screen will be refreshed showing only the shared file/folder you've just chosen.  Click menu (...) next to the file/folder that you would like to make a copy and select Copy to on the drop-down menu.

       

  4. In the Copy dialog box, click My files.  Navigate to the folder that you want to have the file/folder be copied to, then click Copy here.  Finally, go back to your OneDrive > My files and verify that the file/folder has successfully copied.

       

 

 

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