There are two main ways to transfer files from OneDrive to a local drive on your computer or to a flash drive. Files are able to be either copied directly from OneDrive into your drive of choice, or they can be downloaded directly from OneDrive and then moved into your drive of choice. 

Copying Files from OneDrive (Windows) 

To copy files from OneDrive to your local Windows computer or flash drive, follow the steps below.

1. Navigate to File Explorer on your computer, this can be found by searching for it in the Windows search bar or by finding the icon in your taskbar (Figure 1).
   
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2. Find and open your synced Illinois State OneDrive. It will appear as (Your Name) - IL State University in the upper left of File Explorer (Figure 2).
   
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3. Locate the files needed transferred, right click them, Copy them, and Paste them into your desired new location (Figure 3). 
   Tip: You can highlight and copy multiple files by holding down the CTRL button and clicking the appropriate files. You can also choose all files by holding the Shift key down and selecting the top and bottom file. 
   
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4. Once all of the appropriate files are transferred you can then delete them from your OneDrive to get below the 100 gB limit.

Copying Files from OneDrive (Mac)

To copy files from OneDrive to your local Mac computer or flash drive, follow the steps below.

1. Navigate to Finder on your computer, this can be found in the taskbar at the bottom of the screen (Figure 4).
   
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2. Find and open your synced Illinois State OneDrive. It will appear as OneDrive in the left hand menu in Finder (Figure 5).
   
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3. Locate the files needed transferred, right click them, Copy them, and Paste them into your desired new location. 
   Tip: You can highlight and copy multiple files by holding down the CTRL button and clicking the appropriate files. You can also choose all files by holding the Shift key down and selecting the top and bottom file.
   
   
4. Once all of the appropriate files are transferred you can then delete them from your OneDrive to get below the 100 gB limit.

Downloading Files from OneDrive (Windows and Mac)

To download files from OneDrive to your computer, you will need to head to the OneDrive web version and follow the steps below. 

1. Head to Office365.IllinoisState.edu and choose OneDrive.
   
2. Navigate to My Files in the left hand menu (Figure 6).
   
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3. This will bring up all of your OneDrive files. Here you can select the files you want to download by clicking the button next to each file. Once your files are selected find the Download button at the top of the screen (Figure 7).
   
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4. Once your files are downloaded they will be located in your Downloads folder in File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac). From here you will then Copy and Paste these files into your new desired location like in the above section Copying Files from OneDrive for your OS (Windows or Mac). 

In order to transfer your files to another Cloud storage service, you will first need to move your files onto to a local drive or flash drive. Please follow the appropriate steps in Transferring to a Local Drive or Flash Drive above before continuing with this step. 

Transferring to Google Drive

To transfer files previously stored in your OneDrive to your Google Drive, follow the steps below.

1. Navigate to https://drive.google.com/ and sign into your Google account.
2. At the top left, click New > File Upload or Folder Upload (Figure 8).
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3. Choose the files/folders you copied over from OneDrive previously and they will begin to upload to your Google Drive. 

Transferring to iCloud

To transfer files previously stored in your OneDrive to your iCloud, follow the steps below.

1. Navigate to Finder in the bottom taskbar.
2. Go to the files/folders you previously copied from OneDrive and copy and past them into your iCloud Drive. Your iCloud Drive will be located in the left side menu in Finder (Figure 9).
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3. Your files will now be uploaded to your iCloud Drive