Windows 10: How to stop OneDrive from syncing my desktop?

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  1. How to stop OneDrive from syncing my desktop?


    I have a personal computer I use for video games and a Laptop for school but sometimes shortcuts on my personal computer show on the laptop and vice versa. It is not only is just annoying in general I feel awkward having games openly shown when at school. I tried deleting the shortcuts off my Laptop but it removes them from my personal computer.I have tried turning off sync on OneDrive but it turns back on next time I boot up either computer.

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    Maxwalker_, May 5, 2022
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  2. Taffy078 Win User

    OneDrive syncing and I can't stop it

    Hi Brink - I recently renewed my Office Home 365 Personal. Previously, OneDrive worked perfectly but now it's a nightmare. It's syncing and I can't stop it - it kept at it for a week earlier & the OneDrive Support Team said it was stuck and told me how to restart it. It's working on 5,000 - odd files but my SuperAntiSpyware checks 13,000-odd.

    I've tried everything to stop the blasted thing, including unlinking my PC but all that did was to stop me from opening important folders on my desktop. I thought I'd found the solution myself - I went to Settings>Accounts (which includes sync) then "sync your settings" (it's at the bottom of the list on my PC), then 'turn off sync settings'. It wasn't the solution.
    I know you don't usually like to look at MS Community threads where we've already gone to but if you can, you'll see what's happened. This is just one of probably six or seven on the subject of OneDrivehttps://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/have-i-solved-my-onedrive-problems-win-10/6113d0cd-f670-406e-b9aa-0630d90ce6c9
     
    Taffy078, May 5, 2022
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  3. Nikhar_K Win User
    Stop OneDrive sync

    Hi,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    I understand that you want to stop syncing of OneDrive. I’ll help you with the details.



    If you wish to stop syncing on your Windows PC, I would suggest you to refer the steps mentioned in the article

    Turn off, disable, or uninstall OneDrive
    .



    However, we do have dedicated support team for OneDrive and you can get in touch with them for further assistance. Follow the below steps to contact the OneDrive support team.



    Sign in to OneDrive.com from any browser or Open OneDrive App, click the ‘?’ help icon on the top banner of the page and select
    Email OneDrive support. Submit your question and follow the prompts to request support.



    Regards,

    Nikhar Khare

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Nikhar_K, May 5, 2022
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  4. How to stop OneDrive from syncing my desktop?

    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, May 5, 2022
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