Windows 10: Remove OneDrive Folders from Libraries?

poit57 · May 19, 2017

I know this is a very old thread, but I just read through it and saw there was never a good answer to the thread starter's question, which I'm currently having issues with. OneDrive is causing duplicates of my music collection when I open music apps.

Someone recently posted an answer to the same question in Microsoft's support forums. There is an executable file that can be scheduled to run at startup to remove OneDrive from the libraries shortly after OneDrive has re-added itself to the libraries.

OneDrive adding folders to Library - Microsoft Community

I found a workaround for this problem. You can use a tool to automatically delete the OneDrive folders from your libraries every time you log on to your PC.

Here are step-by-step instructions:

Step 1. Go to*Windows Libraries Command-Line Tools - The Grim Admin and download the tool

Step 2. Extract the downloaded .zip folder, open the "ShLib" folder and move the file "ShLib.exe" to %userprofile%

Step 3. Press the Windows key and type "Task Scheduler", press Enter

Step 4. In the Task Scheduler application, select "Create Basic Task" on the right

Step 5. Enter any name for the task and click Next

Step 6. Select "When I log on" and click Next

Step 7. Select "Start a program" and click Next

Step 8. Under "Program/script", enter the path of the*"ShLib.exe" file you downloaded

Step 9. Under "Add arguments", enter the following:
remove "%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Music.library-ms" "%userprofile%OneDrive\Music"

(this will remove the OneDrive folder from your Music Library)

Step 10. Click Next, then select "Open the properties dialogue for this task when I click Finish" at the bottom, then click Finish

Step 11. In the Properties window, go to the "Triggers" tab

Step 12. Select the "At log on" trigger and click Edit at the bottom

Step 13. Check "Delay task for" and enter "1 minute", then click OK

Step 14.*In the Properties window, go to the "Actions" tab

Step 15. Click "New" at the bottom

Step 16. Under "Program/script", enter the path of the*"ShLib.exe" file*you downloaded

Step 17. Under "Add arguments", enter the following:
remove "%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Pictures.library-ms" "%userprofile%OneDrive\Pictures"

(this will remove the OneDrive folder from your Pictures Library)

Step 18. Click OK

Step 19. Click "New" at the bottom

Step 20. Under "Program/script", enter the path of the*"ShLib.exe" file*you downloaded

Step 21. Under "Add arguments", enter the following:
remove "%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Documents.library-ms" "%userprofile%OneDrive\Documents"

(this will remove the OneDrive folder from your Documents Library)

Step 22. Click OK, then OK again, and you're done!
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steveaustin · Apr 5, 2018

5 pages of people not understanding my question is more like it.

For the empteenth time, I am not trying to remove, disable, or otherwise turn off OneDrive!!
All of these suggestions were how to uninstall, remove, disable OneDrive. Seriously, people need to re-read my question!

I managed to solve it myself in my most recent post, but I'd appreciate a more "proper" solution.
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Right click One Drive in your system tray and choose Settings. On the Auto Save tab, change the default save to location to This PC Only. One Drive folders will disappear from your Library folders.

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