Windows 10: OneDrive unwanted sync across two laptop and PC

Discus and support OneDrive unwanted sync across two laptop and PC in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Today I opened up my laptop and OneDrive has synced everything from my pc's homescreen to my laptop's homescreen which I don't want, as I use my laptop... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Frassasassa, Apr 10, 2021.

  1. OneDrive unwanted sync across two laptop and PC


    Today I opened up my laptop and OneDrive has synced everything from my pc's homescreen to my laptop's homescreen which I don't want, as I use my laptop for school and work, and desktop PC for games. My homescreen on my laptop was specifically setup and organized and now everythings missing. I'm not sure if OneDrive has completely wiped everything else, but is there a way for me to revert the OneDrive Sync to my laptop?

    I never intentionally setup OneDrive so I don't know how to use it. I reset my desktop pc yesterday because of other issues, and OneDrive automatically set itself up.

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    /u/Frassasassa, Apr 10, 2021
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  2. Nikhar_K Win User

    Sync files in OneDrive from one laptop to another laptop

    Hi,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    We understand that you want to sync files in OneDrive from old laptop to a new laptop. Since you have already signed in to the OneDrive app, I suggest you to refer the section
    If you already have an account signed in to OneDrive in the article

    Sync files with the OneDrive sync client in Windows
    .



    If the issue persists, I suggest you to get in touch with the OneDrive support team. Follow the below steps to contact 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.



    Regards,

    Nikhar Khare

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Nikhar_K, Apr 10, 2021
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  3. P4-630 Win User
    OneDrive Placeholders are coming back, now called On-Demand Sync

    OneDrive unwanted sync across two laptop and PC [​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 - MSPoweruser
     
    P4-630, Apr 10, 2021
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  4. OneDrive unwanted sync across two laptop and PC

    OneDrive

    I am using a Samsung i5 laptop with Windows 10 fully updated. My problem is:-

    • Firstly the OneDrive Icon is not showing on my taskbar - I have tried all the solutions given on your site
    • Secondly, obviously, my OneDrive is not syncing because it appears not to be running
    • I cannot uninstall the version of OneDrive on my PC, which means I cannot do a fresh reinstall
    Any help or suggestions, please?

    Dave
     
    DavidMcFarlane1, Apr 10, 2021
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