Windows 10: OneDrive never finishes resetting/initializing

Several weeks ago, I noticed that some of my files and folders were not getting backed up to OneDrive. This was not systematic: a few files from my OneDrive directory were missing or not updated, going back to last July, and a few of my actively-updated work folders were missing entirely, or largely empty.I suspect that this was because I got into the habit of killing onedrive.exe when it consumed excessive cpu and memory probably a bad idea.After doing some web searches, I tried resetting onedrive. When I did this, it said something like "OneDrive is resetting; you can continue to work

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OneDrive not running - reset won't work - how to get latest version?

Thanks for the suggestion.
The reason why I wanted to do a reset or re-install is to indeed get OneDrive in that list. Currently it isn't.

 

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.

 

'googledrivesync.exe is downloading from OneDrive' - Reset OneDrive

I keep receiving a reminder 'googledrivesync.exe is downloading from OneDrive' with only button available to 'Cancel'. I have cancelled, dialogue disappears then same dialogue box returns within a few minutes.

I have tried the following as suggested on these forums:

I’d suggest you to reset OneDrive and check if the dialogue pops up. To reset OneDrive:

1. Press Windows key + R together to open Run.
   
2. Type %localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset and press OK. A Command window may appear briefly.
   
3. Click on Start icon, and type OneDrive and press Enter to manually launch OneDrive
   

When i press ok i get an error message saying "windows cannot find... make sure you type the name correctly and then try again".

I really appreciate any help. This thing is driving me crazy.

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