Windows 10: Can't remove old OneDrive from file explorer

Discus and support Can't remove old OneDrive from file explorer in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I have two OneDrive directories that appear in my file explorer: my old school drive, and my personal drive. I would like to get rid of my school... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by LucForbes, Apr 17, 2022.

  1. LucForbes Win User

    Can't remove old OneDrive from file explorer


    I have two OneDrive directories that appear in my file explorer: my old school drive, and my personal drive. I would like to get rid of my school drive, but keep my personal drive. I can't sign out of my school drive because I haven't had access to my school account in years, and my computer doesn't seem to recognize that my school drive even exists outside of file explorer.Again, I want the drive on the top with the red line NOT to appear in file explorer, but I want to keep the bottom one. I cannot sign out of my school account because it asks for a username and password, and my school acc

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    LucForbes, Apr 17, 2022
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  2. Greg Carmack - Windows MVP 2010-20, Apr 17, 2022
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  3. Why were SMART Files Removed from OneDrive in Windows 10?

    Technical Level : Basic

    Summary

    This article details why SMART files, also known as placeholder files, were removed from OneDrive in Windows 10.

    Details

    OneDrive has gone through many changes in Windows 10, most notably the removal of SMART files (placeholder files) from OneDrive. They still exist in Windows 8.1, however they were removed, hopefully temporarily, from OneDrive in Windows 10 because of the
    fragmented sync engines between OneDrive on Windows 7/Mac, OneDrive on Windows 8.1, and OneDrive for Business. The following article details what changes the OneDrive team made and why they made them:

    Taking the Next Step in
    OneDrive

    From a development point of view, it's a much better approach to consolidate their codebase, but from a user point of view, it's very frustrating.

    Like many of us, if you want that feature back, please vote for it here on the OneDrive UserVoice page:

    OneDrive UserVoice: "Sync online only" for Ondrive

    Getting Started with OneDrive and Choosing Folders

    To get started with OneDrive in Windows 10, please review these pages to familiarize yourself with the tools new processes:

    Since you cannot choose which files are Available Online-only and Available Offline, you can choose the folders you want to sync. Review these two pages:

     
    stanimal21, Apr 17, 2022
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  4. Can't remove old OneDrive from file explorer

    Remove OneDrive from File Explorer

    I had to reinstall Windows 10 recently. While I was copying my files to C:\users\[MyName] I discovered that Microsoft pushed the OneDrive service and linked automatically, messing everything with the 5GB limit.

    I unlinked OneDrive and later uninstalled from Windows. The issue now is that Windows left OneDrive at File Explorer as a subfolder inside C:\users with their own Documents, Pictures and Videos. And all softwares that are installed make reference to OneDrive.

    I tried to remove, but I couldn't make it. Some people recommended changing registry HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6} which is not available in my version of Windows 10 Home.

    Any suggestion?
     
    RickSP_1970, Apr 17, 2022
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