Windows 10: OneDrive Location

Hi all, I have a problem that maybe is easy to solve:

I run Windows 10 Pro v 1803.


1) I installed OneDrive; it automatically created a OneDrive folder on C. As the OneDrive folder is too large for C,

2) I moved the OneDrive folder from from C to E

3) A bit later I moved the documents folder from C to E:/OneDrive (as I want the Documents folder to be in OneDrive Online)


In File Explorer, the OneDrive shows as OneDrive, in my 2Explorer that I use as a File Explorer replacement it was also called OneDrive but a bit later it changed by itself into Documents, but when I doubleclick this folder Documents, it reads again E:/OneDrive. In 2explorer the folder tree shows Documents, opening the folder it reads OneDrive.


After the April Windows update, OneDrive behaves weird: sometimes the icon is visible in the notification area and syncs, sometimes it is not visible and it doesn't sync/ update. Since 2 days ago, when the problem persisted, I cannot uninstall OneDrive and also not install it (it says "a newer version is installed, uninstall that version first" - which I can't. I talked to a Microsoft person about this. He suggested to reinstall Windows "thereafter all will be fine". I did that, but the problem still is there, it's "not fine". I talked with another Microsoft person who after while didn't find where the problem is and said "we'll investigate and get back to you in a couple of days". He pinned OneDrive to the taskbar, but I cannot use it for uploading, the pinned OneDrive only shows the files in the cloud, nothing else.. Since I have not much patience I deleted all OneDrive registry items, and installed OneDrive. But, of course, the OneDrive folder is again on C. I unlinked the OneDrive account, and moved OneDrive from C to E in the folder Documents. The result is that I now have Eocuments (OneDrive)/Documents/OneDrive/Documents. That means that many folders are duplicate: they sit in E:/Documents (OneDrive)/ as well as in E:/Documents (OneDrive)/Documents/OneDrive/Documents.


My question is, how to get this straight?? Move the OneDrive folder again?


Thanks, and regards,

Danker

:)

 

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.

 

Problem with location of Pictures library after making pictures available on OneDrive

Thanks Rhina

I did what you suggested but it ended up making OneDrive the Pictures library. This may have something to do with the way i originally moved the Pictures folders to OneDrive. I probably should explain:

Because there already was a (fairly empty) Pictures folder under OneDrive (automatically set up I think when transferring a few Ipad photos to PC via OneDrive) I had moved the top level Pictures folders into D/users/myname/OneDrive rather than moving
the Pictures folder itself. This was probably a bit stupid but I subsequently moved the top level Pictures folders into that pre-existing Pictures folder on OneDrive and that's how we got to where we are today.

To continue after that diversion. Following the restore you suggested, the pictures folder under Libraries was still wrong but it looked a lot better ie it was no longer offering me a choice of locations for Pictures folders and, instead was just showing
me all the top level folders for what it (wrongly) thought was the Pictures folder. But it was still not appearing directly under This PC.

My next step was to go into Properties option for Libraries/Pictures. Here I simply added the correct location D/users/myname/OneDrive/pictures and deleted the location D/users/myname/OneDrive which at that time was the current location.

So, on the Positive side:

• Libraries/Pictures now shows what I would expect ie my top level Pictures folders

But, on the negative side:

• Pictures still does not appear under This PC, unlike Documents, Videos, Music etc
• in the Photos app, if I go to Folders option, it shows the folder as OneDrive, not OneDrive/Pictures even though, if i go into "choose where to look" it is correctly showing OneDrive/Pictures as the location. Obviously i can still get to the photos I need
  but it's an extra unnecessary step
  

That's where i am currently.

 

Windows 10 Help Forums


I have no problems doing so.

Just to verify, are you doing all of the steps exactly in the tutorial?

It's critical that you unlink OneDrive before moving the folder, and to select the new folder location when setting up OneDrive next.

Change Location of OneDrive Folder in Windows 10 Windows 10 Tutorials