How do I use OneDrive on Linux device?

If you are a Linux user, you will not notice any changes to your Home Drive if you use OneDrive on your Linux devices. Your Linux Home Drive will continue to be available for storage in addition to OneDrive (which will be available from your Microsoft Outlook web browser (OWA) or applications menu using the steps below).

If you want to move your files from Linux to OneDrive (or OneDrive to Linux) you will need to use the upload and download functions from within OneDrive.

Using the applications menu

Search for OneDrive in the applications menu. Click on the OneDrive icon to access your account.

Using a web browser

1. Visit Surrey365

2. Enter your university username and password. Your username will be your User ID which is your Surrey username + ‘@surrey.ac.uk’ (eg. ab12345@surrey.ac.uk). On some occasions you may also be promoted to enter an additional verification code using Microsoft Authenticator App, call or text.

3. At the top left corner of the page, select the App Launcher (which appears as a grid of 3 x 3 dots), and then select “OneDrive”. You will be taken directly to your Office 365 OneDrive for Business storage space, where you can upload and access files as well as edit them via Office Online.