Windows 10: Remove un-synched files from old onedrive

Discus and support Remove un-synched files from old onedrive in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I was using onedrive on my two PCs. I have now lost access to the microsoft account I was using. I now have two PCs with onedrive folders with a mix of... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Nick Saunders1, Nov 27, 2024.

  1. Remove un-synched files from old onedrive


    I was using onedrive on my two PCs. I have now lost access to the microsoft account I was using. I now have two PCs with onedrive folders with a mix of local and cloud files. Is there an easy way of removing the un-downloaded content and keeping the local files ? I can nolonger access the onedrive account to unlink it. The cloud files have an X though them but to go through all folders will take ages.Thanks

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    Nick Saunders1, Nov 27, 2024
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  2. RaydenW Win User

    OneDrive synch keeps re-synching large file.

    Thank you for your reply. However, I do want these files to be synched to the cloud with OneDrive. The problem that I am having is that they synch over and over again.

    I did try Pedro's usggestion, which seemed to work, but the problem still persists.

    For example, I have synched 5 video files overnight. This worked, in that I can open and run the files from another user, who shares my OneDrive folder.

    However, the notification panel that I see bottom picture below ("Synching 6 files" - I can't get the pictures in the correct order for some reason). So OneDrive has synched the files and then stopped without actually completing in someway.

    If I then stop OneDrive and restart it, or restart the computer, OneDrive starts synching those files again. This can then repeat itself when they complete synching.

    I tried Pedro's suggestion, but the files he suggested I delete were not there.

    When I restart, synch starts again ans show in the top pictire (Synching 7 files)


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    RaydenW, Nov 27, 2024
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  3. Files removed from desktop after OneDrive synch

    Hello,
    I am using Windows 11 laptop from Thinkpad.
    I had 2 documents from the notes app on my desktop, OneDrive then synchs and those 2 documents are not there anymore. I checked my trashcan and OneDrive trashcan and personal vault.

    After OneDrive synched my files were removed. How can i recover them?
     
    Lillian2020, Nov 27, 2024
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  4. Remove un-synched files from old onedrive

    Can't stop large Outlook 2016 files from synching with OneDrive

    Hi There,
    I have 17 large outlook 2016 files ranging from 1GB to 10 GB. I initially put them into my OneDrive folder and identified them for synching. Bad mistake because it takes days to upload files of this size and every time that I start Outlook, the Synch for all files restart from zero because the files all open when Outlook starts.
    So, I thought I would remove them from the Synch and got the attached error.

    Remove un-synched files from old onedrive 142228d1499043166t-cant-stop-large-outlook-2016-files-synching-onedrive-capture.jpg

    Basically it seems to being saying that I can't remove them from the Synch until they have fully uploaded which isn't possible as it would take a week for that to happen.
    Help please?
    Thanks
    Paul
     
    stevenson53, Nov 27, 2024
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