VirtualLab@APU: OneDrive Sync on Demand
OneDrive Sync on Demand is a feature allowing the common working directories (Desktop, Documents, Downloads and Pictures) in VirtualLab@APU to automatically sync with your OneDrive that provided by the university.
OneDrive Sync on Demand in action
After you connect to a virtual machine in VirtualLab@APU, you will see a notification at the bottom right with title You are now syncing "OneDrive - Asia Pacific University". This means that the machine has successfully synced the common folders with your OneDrive.
Action - Open Windows Explorer and click on OneDrive - Asia Pacific University will show your OneDrive contents.
Notice that three new locations has been added: Desktop, Documents and Pictures.
This means that if you are adding any new files in these locations while using VirtualLab@APU, it will be automatically uploaded and synchronized with OneDrive under your university Office 365 account.
Following table shows corresponding status for each icon:
Status Icon | Meaning |
|---|---|
The file is only available online. | |
The file available online is shared with someone else. | |
Synchronization is ongoing. You will see this when you are editing a file, trying to open an online file or adding new file. | |
The file is available locally and online. | |
The file is marked “Always keep on this device”. |
Action - After you logged off from this session and log on again next time, you will see the same files you added from last session. You can double click to continue working on the file.
Synchronization important
Notice the OneDrive Cloud icon in notification area at the bottom right.
When you are editing any files within the OneDrive synchronization folders, OneDrive will constantly upload the changes to the cloud to keep the content in sync. A circle with two arrows will appear the the bottom right corner of the OneDrive Cloud icon. Please don’t log off from the virtual machine when files are synchronizing.
Once the synchronization is completed, it should look like this. Now you are safe to log off from the virtual machine.
Accessing files from OneDrive
After you log off from the virtual machine, you can access the files you created or downloaded in VirtualLab@APU from OneDrive.
You should notice three new folders created in your OneDrive: Documents, Pictures and Desktop. These are the folders that were synchronized from VirtualLab@APU.
Opening any of them will show you the files and sub-folders that were also synchronized.
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Support
In case of further inquiry, please open a ticket with the Virtual Help Centre. Alternatively, you may choose to access APSpace > More > Help Centre for further guidance and support. This guideline is designed for you to help you in the process of opening a ticket.
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