Windows 10: An unexpected error is keeping you from deleting the folder 0x8007016A The cloud file...

I have a Windows 10 PC that had a small SSD for its C:\ drive and a large D:\ HDD where I kept OneDrive.


I installed a new, large SSD in my PC to replace the old small SSD C:\ drive.

I performed a clean Windows 10 install on the new SSD.


When I had completed the Windows 10 install my OneDrive was on the new C:\ drive and an old version of the OneDrive remained on the old D:\ HDD drive.

From time to time I have attempted to delete the old OneDrive on the D:\ drive - but, Windows will only let me delete files in it and it will not let me delete folders unless there are no files in the folder. There are over 100,000 files in the old OneDrive and it is impossible to delete one file at a time to get rid of it.




How to I delete the old OneDrive?


Thanks

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Error 0x8007016A

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Error 0x8007016A: The Cloud File provider is not running

After some problems I reset OneDrive and moved the folder to another location (on another partition).

I pointed OneDrive setting to this new empty folder called OneDrive.

All my files (385GB) are downloading now to this new (empty) OneDrive folder.

I don't want to leave anything just in the cloud on demand.

I don't trust OneDrive anymore.

The downloading (syncing) is very very slow.

While syncing I get the message that there will be 2 copies of the same file created.

The name of the second file has the name of my PC attached.

The OneDrive files are syncing to an empty folder.

How can there be two versions of the same file????

I have to stop the synchronizing before my files get corrupted.

Second problem!

In the old location of the OneDrive folder there is still an "old" folder with all my files.

This folder is not part of OneDrive anymore and is certainly not syncing.

It's just a normal folder with some files.

When I try to delete a folder inside this old OneDrive I get an error saying this is not possible???

This folder cannot be deleted because the cloudprovider is not running.

Error 0x8007016A

Do I have to reset again?

I stil need my files in the OneDrive cloud.

I'm afraid of loosing my files.

Is this the "new" OneDrive?

 

Error 0x8007016A: The cloud file provider is not running.

Windows 10 did an unwanted update and moved all my files to a new folder. I have a folder that was in my OneDrive so I could grab it on multiple devices. I can't find it when I open OneDrive. All my other folders are there but this one. Of course it's the
most important folder on OneDrive.

I can't access this folder now because of the Error 0x8007016A. I can't move it to my external hard drive or even to the desktop on my PC. The laptop where the folder was created and saved is showing the folder in the Quick Access section, but not in the
OneDrive.

Can anyone please help?