How to find files. You'll find help below in these sections: Search for your files on OneDrive.com. Look in the Recycle bin. Check for files in your Personal Vault. Search for your files on another Microsoft account. If you still can't find your files. Folder was removed from your OneDrive.

When you need to find images that you can use, share, or modify for either personal or commercial use, use the license filter. This filter is based on the Creative Commons licensing system. Select a filter option to see image results that match your intended use.

Personal Vault is a special folder in your OneDrive that’s protected by an extra layer of security. You’ll need to set it up separately on each device where you want to use it. The first time you see Personal Vault in your OneDrive, you'll see a message where you can select Get started.

Go to the OneDrive website and sign in with your Microsoft account or your work or school account. Pick the files or folders you want to share by selecting its circle icon. Note: Sharing multiple items at the same time is not available for OneDrive for work or school accounts.

When someone shares a folder in Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint, or Teams, you can add a shortcut to the shared folder in your OneDrive to easily find and work with the files. These shortcuts appear in OneDrive on the web, Windows File Explorer, Mac Finder, Teams, and in the OneDrive mobile apps.

Here are some things you can do to help protect your files in OneDrive: Create a strong password. Check the strength of your password. Add security info to your Microsoft account. You can add info like your phone number, an alternate email address, and a security question and answer.

When you need a new shared location to store team files, you can create a site that contains a shared library right from OneDrive, add members, and start working together. And it’s easy to copy or move files where you and others need them.

You can delete specific files or photos on Microsoft OneDrive, or you can delete entire folders and all the items in them. If you need to, you might be able to restore deleted files from the OneDrive recycle bin.

The search uses photo intelligence, locations, and more to find photos when you're using OneDrive in a browser or on a mobile device. To find your camping photo, you could search for “mountain camping” and look for the earliest photo of your friend in the search results.

You can organize your photos into an album that you can share with friends or family. Select the photos you want to add to the album and then click Add to album . Either select New album and give it a name, or choose to add to one of your existing albums.