Windows 10: Desktop linked to Onedrive folder

Discus and support Desktop linked to Onedrive folder in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I was recently attempting to link one drive folders for multiple user access and seem to have changed the way my desktop saves. Now whenever I save to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by augustdolan1, Mar 2, 2021.

  1. AUGUSTDOLAN1
    augustdolan1 Win User

    Desktop linked to Onedrive folder


    I was recently attempting to link one drive folders for multiple user access and seem to have changed the way my desktop saves. Now whenever I save to the actual desktop ie right click create new folder on the actual screen, it saves to onedrive. I would like to change this back and I cant seem to accomplish this.

    :)
     
    augustdolan1, Mar 2, 2021
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  2. TARAN_D
    TarAn_D Win User

    Move the OneDrive Folder

    Move the OneDrive Folder in Windows 10

    When you set up OneDrive to sync with your computer, a folder C:\Users\XXXX\OneDrive will be created to store the contents. XXXX denotes your username. To move this folder to another location follow these simple steps:

    1. Unlink OneDrive from your PC:

    • Go to the taskbar notification area
    • Right-click on the OneDrive icon
    • Select settings
    • Click: Unlink this PC
    2. Delete the C:\Users\XXXX\OneDrive folder

    3. Create a new folder (target folder) for OneDrive contents, e.g. D:\OneDrive

    4. Create Directory Junction for the new folder

    • In the search area of the taskbar type CMD and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter
    • In the command window type
    mklink /J C:\Users\XXXX\OneDrive D:\OneDrive

    adjusting it to your specific username and selection of the target folder

    5. Link again OneDrive to your PC using the OneDrive icon in the taskbar notification area
     
    TarAn_D, Mar 2, 2021
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  3. WIN10 USER 2020
    Win10 user 2020 Win User
    How to update the automatically created 'OneDrive - Personal' link to point to the correct folder

    Summary:

    I ran into this issue after setting up my personal OneDrive on my work machine.

    My personal OneDrive is working fine BUT the automatically created "link" that appears between 'Quick access' and 'This PC' in Explorer points to the wrong location.

    I can't find a well documented way of changing it.

    Starting point:

    • Business OneDrive is set up and pointing to 'C:\Users\<username>\OneDrive - <companyname>'.
    • There is a "link" called 'OneDrive - <companyname>' in Explorer between 'Quick access' and 'This PC', that points to 'C:\Users\<username>\OneDrive - <companyname>'.
    (I don't think that's relevant to the issue but I mention it just in case.)

    What I did:

    1. I set up my personal OneDrive on my work machine by following the instructions I found online. I used the default OneDrive folder location, 'C:\Users\<username>'. Windows created a 'OneDrive' folder in 'C:\Users\<username>' and automatically added a "link"
      called 'OneDrive - Personal' in Explorer between 'Quick access' and 'This PC' that pointed to 'C:\Users\<username>\OneDrive'.

      Everything was working fine but I didn't like the fact that the folder was called 'OneDrive' and not 'OneDrive - Personal'. I looked for a way of changing the folder name and didn't find one, so I decided to move the folder into a different location that included
      'Personal' instead.
    2. I "unlinked" my personal OneDrive.
    3. I reinstalled my personal OneDrive, this time selecting 'C:\Users\<username>\Desktop\Private' as OneDrive folder location. Windows created a 'OneDrive' folder in 'C:\Users\<username>\Desktop\Private' and automatically added a "link" called 'OneDrive - Personal'
      in Explorer between 'Quick access' and 'This PC' that pointed to 'C:\Users\<username>\OneDrive'.

      Apart from the "link" pointing to the wrong location, my personal OneDrive works as expected.
    Notes:

    • I didn't restart the machine between any of the steps 1-3 above.
    • I tried to restart, uninstall, restart, reinstall, restart, but the link still points to the wrong location.

    Anyone knows a way of fixing this that doesn't involve regedit?
     
    Win10 user 2020, Mar 2, 2021
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  4. MIKE_884
    Mike_884 Win User

    Desktop linked to Onedrive folder

    How to link a folder on my desktop PC -and- laptop to a folder on OneDrive

    On both my desktop PC and laptop I have specific folders that I want to be synchronized using OneDrive.

    Say they are both named 'PDF', so

    on desktop: X:\PDF

    on laptop: Y:\PDF

    by using: mklink /j "%UserProfile%\OneDrive\PDF" "X:\PDF" I can 'link' the desktop folder to OneDrive\PDF

    so, that's fine.

    However, I want to link the OneDrive\PDF to Y:\PDF (laptop)

    No idea whether at all this can be done and if so.. how.

    Thanks!

    Oh, BTW: is it possible to synchronize just the specified folder ONLY, but nót all the sub folders (there are many and with many files)
     
    Mike_884, Mar 2, 2021
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