Windows 10: onedrive in folder paths

one drive in folder paths. hi, please help me remove onedrive from Windows paths, when I look for a file, onedrive is there, here is an example with paths C:/users/user/onedrive. and I want to completely remove this Onedrive, I have already tried to delete or remove the connection with the computer, but it doesn’t help. please help

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Intrusive OneDrive installation, hijacking of folder paths.

Hello Chadi, this is Emily.

OneDrive indeed can be confusing and frustrating to use.

I know this folder path issue too well and I hear you. In order to return the folders back to its original location in C:\users\your user folder, there's a key step you had to do before you unlink and uninstall. I am just going to lay out the detail step by step here for you. Step 4 is the step most users didn't realize they had to do, thus leaving the folders still in OneDrive folder even after unlinking and uninstall.

In order for us to sort all of these out, it is necessary (just for now) to get OneDrive desktop app back up and running.

To do so, go to your Start menu and see if you already have the OneDrive app installed. If so, go ahead and run it, sign in. If you don't have it installed, you will need to download it, install it back and then set it up. You can download it from here: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/onedriv...

Once you have the OneDrive app up and running again, please follow these steps closely:

1. Right click on the OneDrive cloud icon on the lower right on your taskbar to go to Settings.

2. On the "Sync and Backup" tab, click on "Advanced Settings" to expand that section. Then under File On-Demand, click on "Download all files".

3. Give it plenty of time to allow the files to be downloaded from the online cloud. On your computer's file explorer, you can observe the OneDrive folder and its folders/files inside. You want all of the green checkmark icon to turn solid green with a white checkmark. Depends on how many files you have, this process can take a while, so please be patient.

4. Once all of the folders and files turn into the solid green icon with white checkmark, you can go back to OneDrive Settings. Very important - click on "Manage Backup" button, then turn off all folders listed there.

5. After you turn off the folders sync in Step 4, now go to Account tab, click on "Unlink this PC"

6. Go to your Windows Settings > Apps, find OneDrive and uninstall it.

 

OneDrive keeps changing my default documents path

Hi Stiegl1

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I’m sorry to hear that you’re having trouble with OneDrive. It can be frustrating when your settings are changed without your consent. Just a heads up that in regards to this kind of issue, our option is limited and we can only perform basic troubleshooting steps.

Here are some steps you can take to prevent OneDrive from changing your default documents path:

1. Unlink OneDrive and relink OneDrive: You can unlink OneDrive from your device to prevent it from storing your files in the cloud. This will not delete your files or data. Here’s how you can do it:
   
   • Select the OneDrive cloud in your notification area to show the OneDrive pop-up.
     
     
     
   • Go to the Account tab.
     
   • Select the OneDrive Help and Settings icon then select Settings
     
   
   Close OneDrive and follow the steps:
   
   • Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog.
     
   • Enter the path %localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\settings and select OK.
     
   • Delete the PreSignInSettingsConfig.json file.
     
   • Press the Windows key and type OneDrive.
     
   • Select the OneDrive app and sign in when prompted.
     
   Source: Unlink and re-link OneDrive - Microsoft Support
   
2. To prevent OneDrive from syncing your personal files, you can try the following steps:
   
   • Right-click on the OneDrive icon in the system tray and select "Settings".
     
   • Go to the "Account" tab and click on "Choose folders".
     
   • Uncheck the folders that you do not want to sync to OneDrive, such as Documents, Downloads, and Pictures.
     
   • Click "OK" to save the changes.
     

I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have other questions.

Regards,

John Lloyd

Microsoft Moderator

 

OneDrive: How to reset default location for the "Documents" folder

Ok, that's a bit messy.

To play this safe, I would recommend that you go to OneDrive via web browser to download your files (which is the newer version, right?) and put them locally somewhere outside of OneDrive folder, so that no matter what we do with OneDrive, they will not be affected, for now.

Then I will suggest that you go to OneDrive settings, do steps 4 and 5 above.

Then sign back into OneDrive, at the step where it was asking you for the OneDrive folder path, set it back to the old path. Then perform step 4 again. The intention here is to return your shell folders (documents, desktop, pictures) back to local level and out of OneDrive.

If you want to continue using OneDrive, you can leave it at that, otherwise continue with unlink and uninstall.

Then you will have to manually sort through your files after that to decide what to keep.