Save to OneDrive, Teams, or SharePoint

OneDrive, Teams and SharePoint are all cloud-based storage locations available for use. This document provides recommendations on which location to save files to.

OneDrive:

OneDrive is your individual working space that remains private until you share things. OneDrive provides the following:

  • Individual work files
  • Location for drafting files before sharing
  • Project/Operational files
  • Desktop/Documents/Photos Folders are located here
  • This replaces your personal network drive

Microsoft Teams:

Teams is designed for small groups of people (team/groups/project) to communicate and collaborate both internally and externally. Teams provides the following:

  • Space to collaborate on documents
  • Other capabilities include:
    • File sharing
    • Instant messaging
    • Voice Calling
    • Video Conferencing
  • Uses SharePoint to store documents and can save directly to, from M365 applications
  • Replaces shared drives (file server)
  • Supplements email attachments for collaboration

SharePoint:

SharePoint is designed as a working and publishing space for large (functional organization/department) groups of people to communicate. SharePoint provides the following:

  • Organizational/Departmental wide data that can be shared with the public
  • Publishing sites/spaces designed for external sharing of information
  • Communication sites
  • Most intranet sites for Universities of Wisconsin employees
  • Supplements and replaces shared drives (file server) and email attachments


Keywords:
onedrive, teams, sharepoint, m365, microsoft, save 
Doc ID:
157760
Owned by:
Yer H. in UW Administration IT
Created:
2026-01-06
Updated:
2026-01-14
Sites:
UW Administration IT