Windows 10: Laptop computer doesn't see the same One Drive as Desktop

I use One Drive on my Desktop and my Laptop. I expected changes and additions I make to the Desktop one should appear on the laptop and vice-versa.

Am in brand new field here and need some help.

Thank you.

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W10 Windows DVD player breaks.

For clarification:

for the computer that's misbehaving: tried two tv series and 1 film dvd, same problem for all

tried one of these in a laptop, no problem. few differences between the computers: self built desktop, windows 10, windows dvd player, 2nd hand dvd drive vs laptop, windows 7, windows media player, built in drive.

trying media player on the desktop, but it doesn't seem to recognise the disks I'm trying.

 

Accessing files across home network

I have three Windows 10 Pro computers on a wired network. All are signed into the same Windows account. One that I'm trying to access is called DESKTOP and I have two laptops.

I have enabled sharing on DESKTOP folders.

On one laptop computer, in Windows Explorer, under NETWORK, I see DESKTOP and its folders and files, and I can access these.

From another laptop computer in Windows Explorer under NETWORK, I see DESKTOP, but I can not see any folders and files. When I click on the drive I get the message "You do not have permission to access".

However, they all are open in the same Windows Account.

Thinking that it might be a conflict I powered down the laptop that worked, but the other one still did not work.

So it would seem that the problem is with the computer that can not see the folders and files, and not DESKTOP, the one I am trying to access.

I have been researching this off and on for a while - and all day today - and not getting anywhere.

I should be most grateful for any clue where to look. SID comes to mind, this is something I've come across today - but how do I investigate whether that is the issue?

 

First you have to make sure both computers are connected to same MS account.

Second step is to configure what to sync.

It would also help if you would share what OS versions and possible OneDrive versions you are using.

It takes time for the 2 computers to sync because first the files on one computer has to sync to OneDrive, then the updated files on OneDrive has to be synced to the other computer. If the files are really large, then it will take a very long time.

 

Thank you, Slicendice.

Your first sentence uncovered the problem. Without going into the why it happened other that an misjudgement on my part, My Desktop and Laptop sign it automatically to different MS Accounts. Is there any way to make the Laptop sign into the same MS Account as the Desktop without creating a new user on the Laptop or reinstalling W10 there?

Thank you.

 

" Is there any way to make the Laptop sign into the same MS Account as the Desktop without creating a new user on the Laptop or reinstalling W10 there?"

No need to reinstall OS. I would just create a new Local Account on the laptop, give it admin privileges, then change it over to a MS via the 'Sign in with a MS account' option. That will sync the Onedrive files from desktop to laptop. If you want only one account on the laptop, then move all the folder contents under 'This PC' from the orig account to the new profile and delete the original User. Good Luck.