Where your pages live
Every Orbit page is a plain markdown (.md) file stored in your organization’s own Microsoft 365 tenant — this page shows you exactly where those files are and what that means for governance.
Find your files in OneDrive or SharePoint
Section titled “Find your files in OneDrive or SharePoint”| Workspace type | Storage location |
|---|---|
| Personal workspace (My Workspace) | A folder named Orbit in your OneDrive |
| Team workspace | A document library named Orbit in the workspace’s SharePoint site |
Folders you create in Orbit are real folders in that location, and each page is one markdown file. Images and attachments you add to a page upload to an _attachments folder in the same location, and drawings are stored as files there too. Nothing needs an export step to leave Orbit — the files are already yours.
Open a page file directly
Section titled “Open a page file directly”- Open OneDrive (for a personal workspace) or the workspace’s SharePoint site (for a team workspace).
- Open the Orbit folder or document library.
- Open any
.mdfile.
The file is readable markdown in any editor. Orbit edits the same file you see there — there is no separate copy.
Apply retention, DLP, and eDiscovery
Section titled “Apply retention, DLP, and eDiscovery”Because pages are ordinary files in OneDrive and SharePoint, your existing Microsoft 365 controls apply to them with no Orbit-specific setup: retention policies, sensitivity labels and data loss prevention, eDiscovery searches, and any backup tooling that covers OneDrive and SharePoint. Access to a team workspace follows the SharePoint site’s own permissions — see Permissions.
Edit a file outside Orbit
Section titled “Edit a file outside Orbit”You can edit a page file directly in OneDrive, SharePoint, or a synced folder. Orbit checks the file’s version before every save, so it detects outside changes and merges them or surfaces a conflict instead of overwriting them. When you next open the page in Orbit, you see the latest file content.
For everyday writing, edit in Orbit — comments, live collaboration, and wiki links work there.
Does deleting a page in Orbit delete the Microsoft 365 file?
Section titled “Does deleting a page in Orbit delete the Microsoft 365 file?”Deleting a page in Orbit moves it to the workspace trash first. See Versions, export, and trash.
Does changing access in SharePoint change access in Orbit?
Section titled “Does changing access in SharePoint change access in Orbit?”Yes. SharePoint site permissions decide who can read and write a team workspace, and Orbit follows them. See Permissions.
Does Orbit copy my pages into its own database?
Section titled “Does Orbit copy my pages into its own database?”No. Page bodies stay in your tenant. Orbit’s database stores operating metadata only — see Data residency.
Up next: use your pages inside Microsoft Teams with Orbit Wiki for Teams.