St. Olaf is decommissioning our "old" Microsoft environment. Users with files stored in this environment need to retrieve them before March 14, 2025, when the old environment will be decommissioned. After this date, files will no longer be retrievable.
Do I have files in the old Microsoft environment?
If you are reading this, it is likely because you received an email that you have access our old environment in the recent past. You are using the old Microsoft environment whenever you log in to a Microsoft application or online service with a username that looks like "user@stolaf0.onmicrosoft.com". Follow the steps below to determine if you have files to retrieve:
- Open a private or incognito window in your web browser and visit office.com. Click the Sign In link.
- Login using "<your_username>@stolaf0.onmicrosoft.com"
- Visit OneDrive and then click My Files.
- Review the list of files and decide on whether you need to retrieve them. See the next section on retrieving your files.
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Retrieving your files
- Check each file to select it. To select all files, check the circle at the top of the document list.
- Click the Download link
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- Your file(s) will be downloaded to your computer.
Where should I store my files?
Once you have downloaded your files, you can store them locally on your computer or you can upload them to your Google drive. You can continue to use these files with locally-installed Microsoft Office applications. St. Olaf has removed the ability to store documents in the new Microsoft environment.
Can I continue to use Microsoft Office applications?
Yes. You can continue to use locally-installed Microsoft Office applications. You should login to these applications using your "@stolaf.edu" email address; this will ensure you are using our new environment.
About Microsoft Online Services at St. Olaf
St. Olaf College currently maintains two Microsoft tenants or online environments, an "old" one that we are decommissioning and a "new" one which will be used going forward. The old Microsoft environment is being decommissioned on March 14, 2025. User accounts in the old tenant have usernames similar to "user@stolaf0.onmicrosoft.com".
Accounts in the new tenant use St. Olaf email addresses to login. Authentication to the new tenant uses Google authentication, like many other sites and services at St. Olaf. Users of Microsoft applications should log in to those apps using their St. Olaf email address. The primary purpose of the new Microsoft environment is to allow users to log in to locally-installed Microsoft Office applications; the ability to store documents in the new Microsoft environment has been disabled.