How to Upload & Share Large Files in OneDrive
Summary
These instructions can help you upload large files to OneDrive and share them with others. This can be especially useful for uploading videos or other large files that are too big to upload to Moodle or attach to an email message.
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Log in to OneDrive
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First, go to the Office 365 portal and sign in using your Cambrian email and password.
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Click Apps at the bottom left of the page and select OneDrive from the list of Apps (click all apps if you don't see OneDrive).

Upload Your File(s)

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Once the file appears in your OneDrive folder and is fully uploaded, click Share (the arrow icon to the right of the file name) to open the sharing menu.
Note: if you have multiple files to share, create a folder in OneDrive, upload all of your files into the folder, and then follow the instructions to share the entire folder.
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From here you can either share the file via email by searching for the person by name.

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Click send, to send an email with the link to the user.
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Or clicking the gear.

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Selecting the button next to People in Cambrian college and clicking apply.

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Click copy link.

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Share this URL with anyone who needs to view the file.
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Faculty and Staff can send the link via email or post it to Moodle. Other staff or students can view the link if they log into Microsoft using their Cambrian college email address and password.
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Students can post the link in an assignment dropbox in Moodle or send the URL via email, as needed.
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Note: whoever you send the link to must sign in using their Cambrian Microsoft credentials to view the file or video you share.
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Article ID:
5509
Created
Thu 4/20/23 10:58 AM
Modified
Thu 3/19/26 9:57 AM