How to Add OneDrive to the Files App on iPhone or iPad

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Last Updated: October 21, 2021 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to link your Microsoft OneDrive account to your iPhone's or iPad's Files app. In order to do this, you'll need to have your iPhone or iPad updated to iOS 11 or later.

Steps

1
Open OneDrive
. Tap the OneDrive app icon, which resembles a white cloud on a blue background.
- If you don't have Microsoft OneDrive on your phone or tablet, first download it from the App Store.
2
Sign into OneDrive. Sign in with the email address and password associated with your Microsoft OneDrive account.
- If you're already signed into OneDrive, just wait for the OneDrive app to finish loading instead.
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3
Close OneDrive. Press your iPhone's or iPad's Home button below the bottom of the screen to minimize the OneDrive app.
4
Open your iPhone or iPad's Files app
. Tap the blue, folder-shaped app icon located on your home screen to open the Files app.
5
Tap the Browse tab. It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
6
Tap OneDrive. Doing so will open it in the Files app.
- If you don't see your cloud accounts listed on this page, first tap Locations near the top of the page.
- You may need to tap the "New Locations" option if you don't see OneDrive listed, and then tap the switch for OneDrive to the "ON"
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