• OneDrive is free online personal storage that you get with either a Microsoft account or with Outlook.com.
• OneDrive for Business is online storage intended for business purposes. 
• Your OneDrive for Business account is managed by your organization, rather than by you. 
• Additionally, your OneDrive for Business account can only be accessed with your BYU-Idaho credentials. You must have authorization to do so.  

Documents will not save to OneDrive if:

• The name contains special characters like ~, “, #, &, %, and more. 
• The file name is longer than 250 characters. 
• The file name begins with a period (.) or a tilde (~). 
• The file is in an unsupported format such as .tmp” or .ds_store. 
• The file is too big or there is not enough room left on the drive to store it. 

You should enter your BYU-Idaho username plus byui.edu [email protected]). Do not use your BYU-Idaho e-mail address. 

Always choose the Work Account if you are using OneDrive for Business. 

Yes, because OneDrive is secured by your BYU-Idaho credentials and is therefore protected information that is kept private.

Yes, your data is encrypted both on the servers and in transit. Also, threat management, security monitoring, and file/data integrity prevents or detects any tampering of data.

No

In the OneDrive desktop app:

1.  Right-click the blue clouds in your system tray.

2.  Select Manage Storage.

3. Select View One Drive for Business storage.