Windows 10: cannot delete a onedrive icon said "location is not available"

Discus and support cannot delete a onedrive icon said "location is not available" in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hi, could you pls instruct me on how to delete these 2 Onedrive icons/folders, I couldn't find the "delete" button, and when I click my delete button... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by lucy_30199, Jul 7, 2023.

  1. cannot delete a onedrive icon said "location is not available"


    Hi, could you pls instruct me on how to delete these 2 Onedrive icons/folders, I couldn't find the "delete" button, and when I click my delete button on my keyboard, it popup this note. I tried to use Power shell and restart many times but still.I want to get rid of these empty icons before login my Onedrive on my laptop =Thank you so much!

    :)
     
    lucy_30199, Jul 7, 2023
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  2. Windows 10 - OneDrive

    Right click on the app and one of the properties has an option to not automatically start it. Uncheck, restart the computer, and it should stop. If you want to go another step further, find the OneDrive app in the start menu, right click on it and uninstall.

    If that is still insufficient, there is a batch uninstaller for OneDrive available online. I can copy the code here if you need it.
     
    FordGT90Concept, Jul 7, 2023
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  3. wallace99 Win User
    Problem with location of Pictures library after making pictures available on OneDrive

    Thanks Rhina

    I did what you suggested but it ended up making OneDrive the Pictures library. This may have something to do with the way i originally moved the Pictures folders to OneDrive. I probably should explain:

    Because there already was a (fairly empty) Pictures folder under OneDrive (automatically set up I think when transferring a few Ipad photos to PC via OneDrive) I had moved the top level Pictures folders into D/users/myname/OneDrive rather than moving
    the Pictures folder itself. This was probably a bit stupid but I subsequently moved the top level Pictures folders into that pre-existing Pictures folder on OneDrive and that's how we got to where we are today.


    To continue after that diversion. Following the restore you suggested, the pictures folder under Libraries was still wrong but it looked a lot better ie it was no longer offering me a choice of locations for Pictures folders and, instead was just showing
    me all the top level folders for what it (wrongly) thought was the Pictures folder. But it was still not appearing directly under This PC.

    My next step was to go into Properties option for Libraries/Pictures. Here I simply added the correct location D/users/myname/OneDrive/pictures and deleted the location D/users/myname/OneDrive which at that time was the current location.

    So, on the Positive side:

    • Libraries/Pictures now shows what I would expect ie my top level Pictures folders

    But, on the negative side:

    • Pictures still does not appear under This PC, unlike Documents, Videos, Music etc
    • in the Photos app, if I go to Folders option, it shows the folder as OneDrive, not OneDrive/Pictures even though, if i go into "choose where to look" it is correctly showing OneDrive/Pictures as the location. Obviously i can still get to the photos I need
      but it's an extra unnecessary step
    That's where i am currently.
     
    wallace99, Jul 7, 2023
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  4. TC1970PN Win User

    cannot delete a onedrive icon said "location is not available"

    OneDrive Icon missing from Taskbar - Windows 10

    Hi,

    None of the methods work. OneDrive is missing from the list of icons to select.

    With option 3, I get an error message 'Location is not available'.

    I deleted the OneDrive app because it was so bad. Is this why the location cannot be found?

    Tracy
     
    TC1970PN, Jul 7, 2023
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