# Export Paige documents to a synced OneDrive folder

The no-license path: run an SFTP server on a PC that syncs OneDrive, point Paige at a folder inside OneDrive, and every finished document uploads itself — PDFs plus Paige's data files, nothing to build.

Product: paige · Audience: system-administrator · Time: 45 minutes · Last verified: 2026-09-05

Canonical: https://help.ademero.com/paige/integrations/export-paige-documents-to-a-synced-onedrive-folder

**At the end of this guide, every document Paige finishes appears in a OneDrive folder as a searchable PDF, minutes after export, with no Power Automate license and nothing to build — because the OneDrive folder is on a PC and Paige writes into it.**

## How it works

1. The OneDrive app keeps a folder on the PC (`OneDrive - <your organization>`) in sync with the cloud.
2. An SFTP server on that PC exposes a subfolder of it as Paige's export folder.
3. Paige exports finished documents there. OneDrive uploads them.

> **IMPORTANT:** OneDrive syncs only while the account is signed in to Windows and the app is running. Use a PC or VM that stays on, signs in automatically, and starts OneDrive with Windows. If it sleeps or signs out, files wait on the PC until it's back — nothing is lost, but nothing syncs either.

## Step 1 — Set up OneDrive on the PC

1. Open the OneDrive app, enter the work or school account, and click **Sign in**. Accept the default folder location (or **Change location**) and finish the setup screens.
2. **What you should see:** `OneDrive - <organization>` in File Explorer's left pane. Create a folder inside it for Paige, for example `OneDrive - Contoso\Paige\Invoices`. One subfolder per scan job.
3. If you use **Files On-Demand**, right-click the Paige folder and choose **Always keep on this device** so nothing is offloaded while the SFTP server is writing.

## Step 2 — Run an SFTP server on the PC

Windows' built-in **OpenSSH Server** is free and enough:

1. **Settings > System > Optional features > Add a feature**, install **OpenSSH Server**, and set the **OpenSSH SSH Server** service to start automatically.
2. Create a local Windows user for Paige (for example `paige-sftp`) with a strong password, and give it modify rights on the Paige folder. SFTP sign-in uses that user's Windows credentials.
3. Forward port 22 on your firewall or router to this PC, allowing only Paige's address ranges — [Outbound IP ranges for firewall allow-lists](/paige/document-processing/outbound-ip-ranges-for-firewall-allow-lists).

Test from an SFTP client outside your network first, and note the exact path that reaches the Paige folder (for a Windows path, something like `/C:/Users/<you>/OneDrive - Contoso/Paige/Invoices`).

## Step 3 — Point Paige at the folder

1. In Paige, open **Settings** (the gear at the bottom of the left menu — administrators only), pick the scan job, and choose **Export**.
2. Click the **FTP** card. Enter your public address in **FTP Address**, **Port** `22`, the SFTP user's **Username** and **Password**, and the path from Step 2 in **FTP Folder Path**.
3. Click **Test Connection**. **What you should see:** `FTP connection successful!` Connect — `Connected to FTP Server!` and a green **Connected** label.
4. Turn on **Enable Auto Export**, switch on **Only documents having a document type**, set **Human Reviewed** to **Reviewed** if a person checks documents in Paige first, and click **Save**.

## Step 4 — Test it

1. Process one document through the scan job and wait for the export.
2. On the PC, open the Paige folder. **What you should see:** the PDF plus `.json`, `.xml`, and `.csv` files with the same base name, each with OneDrive's green check within a minute.
3. Open OneDrive in a browser. **What you should see:** the same files.

## Living with it

- **Filenames** are Paige's generated ones. Rename by hand, or use the [Power Automate path](/paige/integrations/send-paige-documents-to-onedrive-with-power-automate) to name files from their contents.
- **The data files** arrive too. They're small; the `.csv` opens in Excel if someone wants the values. Filter them out of view or clear them on a schedule if they bother you.
- **Generate combined metadata file** in Paige's FTP settings adds one JSON, XML, and CSV per export run summarizing every document.

## When it doesn't work

| Symptom | Where to look |
| --- | --- |
| `FTP connection failed:` from Paige | Port 22 isn't reachable from the internet, the firewall rule doesn't include Paige's ranges, or the Windows user's password is wrong. |
| Files arrive on the PC but never reach OneDrive | OneDrive isn't running or signed in, the PC is asleep, or the folder isn't inside `OneDrive - <organization>`. Check the cloud icon in the system tray. |
| Files show a red X | A name or path exceeds OneDrive's limits, or the account's storage is full. |
| Nothing arrives from Paige | Auto-export criteria aren't met, or the document was processed before you turned auto export on. Export it once from the **Documents** page. |

If the Paige side is the problem, contact Ademero support with the scan job name and the message from **Test Connection**.

## What's next

- [Send Paige documents to OneDrive with Power Automate](https://help.ademero.com/paige/integrations/send-paige-documents-to-onedrive-with-power-automate)
- [Connect Paige to OneDrive](https://help.ademero.com/paige/integrations/connect-paige-to-onedrive)