[Students] Saving files in Azure VM
How should you save files in Azure VM?
Example: You have been working on a project for one of your courses in Azure VM, but you need to save your work for the night and resume tomorrow.
Your user profile in Azure VM is persistent - meaning files you save to the desktop of the Virtual Machine will be there the next time you login. However, it is highly recommended that you save your files to your Onedrive or your personal computer before exiting your session.
To download your file to your personal device, see the following guide: Download files from Azure VM to your personal computer
To upload your files to Onedrive from within Azure VM, use one of the web browsers to navigate to https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/signin/
Sign into Onedrive by using your Forsyth Tech login information
After signing in, select "Upload" - after selecting upload, you can select "Folder" if you have an entire folder you would like to upload, or "File" for an individual file.
Navigate to the location of the file/folder you wish to upload, select the desired file and click "Open"
The file will begin uploading to your Onedrive. You can now access that file on any device when signed into your Onedrive.
Known issues:
- The OneDrive desktop application will not function correctly if your session times out. Azure is not able to reopen your profile within the VM if your session times out / expires. You must exit and start a new session if you wish to utilize the OneDrive desktop app, or your persistent Desktop storage in Azure. (This only applies if your session expires and you try to resume where you left off without starting a fresh VM instance)