Access files from OneDrive

Access files from OneDrive

You can easily store and access files from your OneDrive consumer or business file storage account when you’re working in Acrobat or Acrobat Reader on your desktop.

Note

Microsoft will decommission Office 365 discovery API on November 1, 2019. Acrobat or Reader and OneDrive business integration uses Office 365 discovery API. The decommissioning of the Office 365 discovery API will break the integration. To fix this problem, update your Acrobat/Reader to the latest release – on the Help menu, click Check for updates and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the update process.

Add your OneDrive file storage account

  1. 1. Select Home  from the top left. Then, under Other file storage, select Add file storage, and then select Add under OneDrive. 

    Add OneDrive account

    Note

    Starting September 2025, if you use the Acrobat (Continuous) track, you need admin approval the first time you connect to OneDrive business accounts. Learn more about OneDrive integration with Acrobat on desktop.

  2. 2. Enter your OneDrive account’s email address in the Sign In dialog box, and select Continue.

    Sign in to OneDrive dialog box is displayed

  3. 3. You may be prompted to choose your account type – personal or business. Select the appropriate option. 

  4. 4. Your default browser opens and prompts you to complete the authentication. Provide your password, and then select Sign in.

  5. 5. Acrobat requests your permission to access your contacts, and manage files. Select Accept/Yes in the confirmation dialog.

  6. 6. Your browser prompts you to return to Acrobat or Acrobat Reader to complete adding your OneDrive account. Select Open Adobe Acrobat.

  7. 7. Your OneDrive account is added in the left pane under Other file storage. A list of files/folders is displayed. All the actions specific to the selected file type are available in the right context pane.

    Your OneDrive files in Home View

Note

Search and filter commands are not yet available in the Home view for OneDrive files. Sort is available in the OneDrive file listing. For OneDrive personal, sorting is available on all three headers: name, size, and date, whereas for OneDrive Business, sorting is available only for the name header.

Remove your OneDrive file storage account

  1. 1. Select the Edit icon  next to Other file storage in the Home view.

  2. 2. Select the Remove Account   icon next to the account you want to remove, then select Done next to Other file storage.

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