Frequently Asked Question

Transferring File Ownership to OneDrive

How to transfer ownership of files when the owner leaves their current position at the ULS

This link is Pitt IT’s official documentation for transferring file ownership. Click this for guide on how to transfer file ownership in Electronic Research Notebooks (lab archives), lecture capture (Panopto), and box. It also covers one drive by this guide has pictures! https://www.technology.pitt.edu/services/microsoft-office-365-onedrive-cloud-storage/transfer-ownership-files-stored-university

• Open your preferred web browser and navigate to your OneDrive file library (pitt.onedrive.com)
• Check the box to the left of the file or folder you wish to transfer ownership of.
• Click on the 3-dots “Show actions” button.
• Select “Manage Access” in the pop-up menu.
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• Click on the plus sign “Grant Access” button under “Direct access.”
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• In the “Enter names or email addresses…” field, search for the person to whom you want to assign permissions, then click on their name to select it.
• To the right of where you searched for the person’s name you can change their access level. Set it to can edit which has a pencil icon.
• Click Grant Access.
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• The new editor will now see the folder in their own OneDrive file library under the Shared tab on the left-hand menu.
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• Ask the new editor to download the contents of your folder and transfer those contents to a new folder that they create within their own OneDrive account.
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• Ask the new editor to share their new folder with the same people who had access to your folder.