If you have an Office 365 subscription you’ve got access to a terabyte of space, and it works pretty well. Or You Could Use OneDrive, PerhapsĪlternatively, you could actually use OneDrive if you want. Note: If you’re using the Pro version of Windows, you’ll need to use a group policy fix to remove OneDrive from the File Explorer sidebar, but for Home users and if you just want this to stop popping up and annoying you at startup, uninstalling should be fine. Head into Settings (press Windows+I), click the “Apps” option, find Microsoft OneDrive under the “Apps & Features” section, and then click the “Uninstall” button. Rather than disable something you plan to never use, the nuclear option is to simply uninstall it. RELATED: How to Disable OneDrive and Remove It From File Explorer on Windows 10 Never Gonna Use OneDrive? You Can Just Uninstall It If you need to access files in MyApps, just move or copy them from your own computer to your Brown OneDrive.The next time you reboot your PC, that annoying OneDrive login window should be gone. The 'Desktop', 'Documents', and 'Pictures' folders in OneDrive are mounted automatically inside the MyApps virtual computer, so you can easily use these folders for storage in the virtual system. Your OneDrive account is an integral part of the MyApps virtual desktop service. Upon graduation, you'll be able to transition to a paid Microsoft account. You'll have access to the OneDrive account as long as you're an active student. This process will unlink OneDrive from your PC.

Click the Unlink this PC option and then press the Unlink account button. Select Settings from the options and navigate to the Account tab. Click the Help & Settings icon in the top-right corner. The web view gives you the ability to upload and download files and store them safely in Microsoft's cloud. Open OneDrive by clicking its icon in the bottom-right corner of the taskbar. Provide your Brown Username and password in Microsoft format: (e.g., Complete the 2-factor login to access your OneDrive account via the web. You can connect to your Brown Microsoft OneDrive via the web at, using your Brown username and password.Ģ. Your OneDrive account provides a terabyte of personal cloud storage, and helps you keep files accessible from anywhere.

Brown provides a Microsoft OneDrive account to students as a location where personal files can be stored.

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