5 Ways: Upload Files and Folders to OneDrive from Computer & Phone

• Benefits of Saving Files or Folders to OneDrive
• How to Transfer Files from Computer to OneDrive
  ►Note: How to Upload Files to OneDrive Automatically
• How to Upload Files from Phone to OneDrive
• Why Can't I Upload Files or Folders to OneDrive?
• Further Reading: Upload Files to OneDrive from Other Clouds
• Conclusion

Benefits of Saving Files or Folders to OneDrive

OneDrive is a cloud storage service by Microsoft that allows users to store, access, and share files securely from anywhere with an internet connection. Saving files or folders to OneDrive offers several benefits, including:

How to Transfer Files from Computer to OneDrive

You may have different requirements for uploading files to OneDrive. Therefore, we provide 3 computer solutions for you in this part. You can use them to upload files from the OneDrive App, OneDriev web, and Microsoft Office 365.

Way 1: By Upload Button (Official Site)

If you are a OneDrive web user, you can follow these steps to upload files to OneDrive.

Step 1: Open the OneDrive website and log in to your account.

Step 2: Click “Upload”, choose the files or folders that you’d like to upload, and tap on “Open”. After that, your files will be transferred to OneDrive.

Way 2: By Drag & Drop (App)

If your computer is equipped with Windows 11/10, you don’t have to download OneDrive because it is pre-installed in the system. Otherwise, you may need to download the OneDrive app before uploading files to OneDrive.

Step 1: Open the OneDrive folder in File Explorer and log in to your account.

Step 2: Drag the files that you want to upload from other folders and drop them into the OneDrive folder. Then you need to wait for the uploading process completed. 

Note: How to Upload Files to OneDrive Automatically

Way 3: Save Files to OneDrive from Microsoft Office 365

This is the fastest way to upload files to OneDrive if you are just finishing editing the documents with Microsoft Office 365 because there is no need to open other web pages. However, the limitation is that it can only upload one file at a time.

Step 1: Open the file that you want to upload and click “File” in the upper-left corner of the page.

Step 2: Click the “Save As” button and choose OneDrive as the importing location. Then your files will be uploaded from Word to OneDrive.

How to Upload Files from Phone to OneDrive

Apart from the computer solutions, there is also a phone way. OneDrive allows you to upload files or folders to its app directly by the upload button. Remember to download the OneDrive app as a preparation if you don't have it.

Step 1: Open the OneDrive app and click the plus icon in the upper-right corner. Then, choose "Upload" in the dropdown menu.

Step 2: If you want to upload photos or videos, choose "Photos and Videos". If you want to upload files, choose "Browse". Then choose the file that you want to upload to OneDrive on your Phone and this file will start uploading.

Why Can't I Upload Files or Folders to OneDrive?

If you encounter problems when you upload files to OneDrive, you can take these probable reasons as references. 

Further Reading: Upload Files to OneDrive from Other Clouds

You may also want to know how to automatically upload files from another cloud to OneDrive. In this part, we will tell you an easy one - via MultCloud. MultCloud is a multiple-cloud management service. On its website, you can manage files on different clouds like Dropbox, iCloud Drive, Google Photos, Google Drive, OneDrive, and more. To transfer files from another cloud to OneDrive, you will need Cloud Transfer, one of MultCloud's proud functions. It can help you schedule the transfer task, filter the files that you want to transfer or ignore, and delete files after the task is completed. The operations to use Cloud Transfer is quite easy:

Step 1: Open MultCloud and create a new account.

Step 2: Add a OneDrive account by clicking "Add Cloud" and tapping the OneDrive icon. Then go through the authentication in the pop-up window. To add another cloud account, you need to repeat the steps.

Step 3: Select "Cloud Transfer" in the left bar and choose another cloud in the left box and OneDrive in the right box. Then, click "Transfer Now" to initiate the task.

Conclusion

The above 5 ways include 3 ways to upload files to OneDrive from your computer, 1 way to transfer files from your phone to OneDrive, and 1 way to move files from another cloud to OneDrive. You can choose one way to try in terms of your needs.

In addition, MultCloud also has more functions like Email Migration, Cloud Backup, Cloud Transfer, and others. If you want to upload emails from Gmail or Outlook to OneDrive, Email Migration is a good choice. It can not only achieve automatic transfer but also convert your emails into PDFs. Why not give it a try if you need it?