Windows 10: OneDrive says my files are synced, but they are not

Discus and support OneDrive says my files are synced, but they are not in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; OneDrive says "Your files are synced" however, I have made changes to multiple files which show in explorer with the sync pending arrows. So, the files... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by incipient, Mar 27, 2023.

  1. incipient Win User

    OneDrive says my files are synced, but they are not


    OneDrive says "Your files are synced" however, I have made changes to multiple files which show in explorer with the sync pending arrows. So, the files are not synced. How can I force OneDrive to recheck the files?

    :)
     
    incipient, Mar 27, 2023
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  2. Nikhar_K Win User

    Files not syncing to OneDrive

    Hi,

    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

    I understand that you are facing issues not syncing properly with OneDrive.

    I suggest you to refer the troubleshooting steps in the article
    Fix OneDrive sync problems
    and check if it works for you.

    For more information, you can check the article to
    Sync files with the OneDrive sync client in Windows
    .

    If you are still facing the issue, I suggest you to get in touch with the OneDrive support team.

    Sign in to OneDrive.com from any browser, 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.

    Hope it helps.

    Nikhar Khare

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Nikhar_K, Mar 27, 2023
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  3. P4-630 Win User
    OneDrive Placeholders are coming back, now called On-Demand Sync

    OneDrive says my files are synced, but they are not [​IMG]


    "At Ignite 2016, Microsoft has just announced that it is bringing Placeholders back to OneDrive on Windows 10. Now, they are not called Placeholders anymore — Microsoft is renaming the feature to “On-Demand Sync” which makes a lot more sense than “Placeholders”.

    The company demoed this feature at Microsoft Ignite today, and it works just like it used to previously. As you can see in the screenshot above, the files stored in OneDrive weighed in around 9GB, but the actual size on disk was only around 3MB which is really neat. Of course, this feature isn’t anything new as it was available back in the Windows 8 days. However, Microsoft removed the feature with Windows 10, and after lots of waiting, they are finally coming back.

    In case you are not familiar with OneDrive Placeholders, it’s a pretty neat feature which lets you see all of your OneDrive files on your computer — but they are not actually downloaded on your PC. When you open them, OneDrive will download the files on-demand, saving your local space which is really useful, especially if you have a PC that doesn’t have a lot of storage.

    While Microsoft didn’t announce when exactly On-Demand Sync will be available to OneDrive users, we suspect it will be available with Windows 10 Redstone 2 — which is expected to arrive early next year.
    "

    OneDrive Placeholders are coming back, now called On-Demand Sync
     
    P4-630, Mar 27, 2023
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  4. Cherokee Win User

    OneDrive says my files are synced, but they are not

    Windows10 Personal Files and Onedrive not Syncing

    Thank you - image seems to say all is OK , but it is NOT syncing !

    OneDrive says my files are synced, but they are not SyTYrXG.jpg


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    Panic over, with over 400 views and only 1 reply, after some effort I have solved it myself.
    All files now in Onedrive cloud and are syncing OK.
     
    Cherokee, Mar 27, 2023
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