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Onedrive Setup and Bookmark backup/restoring

Onedrive Setup

1. Click the start menu at bottom left, or press the Windows key on your keyboard.
2. Type "Onedrive" until it appears.
3. Click on Onedrive App.

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Note: If Onedrive only appears as search results instead of App, you don't have Onedrive installed and need to contact IT.

4. Login with your @dependableit.com email address and password.

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            Note: If you get this prompt (may not appear), click Work or school.

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5. Now it will show you your Onedrive folder, note the location, then hit Next.

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6. Then this should appear, leave all options checked to have those folders synced to Onedrive, then hit Continue.

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7. (Optional) Go through Onedrive tutorial, or just close the window as setup is done.

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8. You're done!

Note that it may take some time to sync all your files, depending on how many.


How to backup your bookmarks in Chrome.

1. At the top right of Chrome, click the 3 dots (kebab menu).
2. Then scroll over Bookmarks and lists.

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3. Click Bookmark manager

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4. In bookmark Manager, click the 3 dots to the right of Search bookmarks.
5. Then click Export bookmarks.

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6. Click "Onedrive - Dependable IT"

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7. Take note of the File name, this will be the file you want to retrieve later, usually it's bookmarks_(date).
   Then click Save.

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And you're done!

You now have your bookmarks backed up to Onedrive, making it available for Windows 11, or even a new work PC.