Applies To
OneDrive (work or school) OneDrive (home or personal) OneDrive for Mac OneDrive for Windows
  1. Select OneDrive in the Notification tray at the bottom of your screen and choose Open folderCan't see the OneDrive icon?

  2. Pick OneDrive, a file, or folder to create a shortcut from: 

    • For OneDrive, right-click the OneDrive icon in the left folder pane.

      OneDrive folder heading selected

    • For a file or folder, right-click the file or folder. 

  3. Select Show more options.

  4. Choose Send to > Desktop (create shortcut).

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