Windows 10: Strange issue with OneDrive sync to other devices

I welcome the way in which Stickies and Timeline sync with my Android Tablet but am alarmed at what has happened between One Drive and the tablet. The One Drive files have not displayed as expected but as a list numbered 1, 2, 3 etc with no further information except the size which is 1 GB each!. More important is what has happened to the Android's SD card. It now contains a host of Windows Files, many of them exe, and weirdly files I do not have and as far as I know have never had on One Drive or my PC, or were deleted long (years) ago, or have names unintelligible to me! Bizarre or what?

Fortunately it seems I can delete these intruders OK, though it will take some time! My alarm is largely due to the possibility that this 'infection' might appear on my new Android phone where it could be more problematic.

:)

 

OneDrive Sync Issue

Honestly, I don't understand why you haven't already tried to boot with WinPE or other live disk and manually remove the file? This example using Macrium WinPE boot disk, download Macrium Free and let it create a boot disk for you. Option to create one is shown automatically when you launch Macrium first time:

1. Switch to C: drive
   
2. Change the working folder to your OneDrive folder
   
3. Check that the file has no Read Only (r) and System (s) attributes set. As the file name in your case is quite long, you don't have to type the full name. Use the *.* wildcard to replace any number of characters in file name and any extension, in your case command attrib .849C*.* should be enough
   
4. If r and / or s attributes are shown for the file, remove them with command attrib .849C*.* -r -s
   
5. Check that attributes r & s are removed
   
6. Delete the file with del .849C*.*

(Steps 3 & 5 not necessary; step 3 because removing attributes as in step 4 removes them if set but does no harm if not set, and step 5 because the attrib command works for 100% sure if no error messages are given.)

The file should be removed now. You can test with command dir .849C*.*, it should not be shown anymore.

 

Onedrive Issues and Syncing


I haven't tried to do it cuz now I use a web app to sync files from OneDrive. But there's an instruction that may give a help for reinstallation in Windows 10 which I saw before:
1. Restart your PC before reinstalling. Once restarted, navigate to the following folder:
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\Update\OneDriveSetup.exe
USERNAME is the username of the administrator account. You may need to enable Hidden Items in File Explorer to see this location.



2. The installer will begin to run and you'll be prompted to login to your Microsoft account. You may take part in two-factor authentication as well.



3. You'll be asked where to place the default OneDrive folder. If you didn't change this folder previously, it will be the same and you'll be asked to confirm its location.



4. Once installed, OneDrive will begin syncing anything you changed online with your offline files and vice versa.

 

OneDrive Message Center Updates July 1st-15th

Source: OneDrive Message Center Updates July 1st-15th - Microsoft Tech Community - 216776

Manual Download: New OneDrive sync client release notes - Office Support