Windows 10: Unsyncing One Drive

Discus and support Unsyncing One Drive in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; This afternoon I had a strange happening. When I turned on my machine and booted I got a message saying one of my Excel folders could not be synced... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by JJG10, Sep 8, 2015.

  1. JJG10 Win User

    Unsyncing One Drive


    This afternoon I had a strange happening. When I turned on my machine and booted I got a message saying one of my Excel folders could not be synced with one drive. When I opened that file on my desktop, the calculations did not provided the latest and correct answers. I always have a pretty good idea of the range the answers should be in. They were way off. I had a backup of all my files on an external HD and thank goodness they were intact as far as I can tell.

    I want to keep a copy of the latest files on One Drive but I don't want them automatically synchronized. In otherwords, I want One Drive to behave a one huge HD that I read and write to when I choose to do so without synchronization.

    :)
     
    JJG10, Sep 8, 2015
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  2. Unsynced OneDrive Folders

    Folders I've chosen not to sync to my computer from One Drive will not appear in File Explorer. Combined with the disappearance of the OneDrive App, the only way to access unsynced OneDrive folders is by opening a browser. Am I doing something wrong?
     
    RyanDeegan, Sep 8, 2015
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  3. Liezl Fal Win User
    This PC > Documents now duplicate One Drive folder

    We suggest that you try to un-sync your OneDrive from that PC and re-sync it. Make sure to choose only those folders that you would want to become synced to your PC.

    For the steps on how to do it, please check out the answer of Mohammed Yaseerfrom this link:

    Can't Unsync One Drive Files


    Let us know how it goes.

    Regards.
     
    Liezl Fal, Sep 8, 2015
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  4. WhyMe Win User

    Unsyncing One Drive

    Hi

    If you go to OneDrive settings you can set up selective sync. ie Choose what folders you want Onedrive to sync and what folders not to sync
     
    WhyMe, Sep 8, 2015
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  5. JJG10 Win User
    Thank you very much, Why Me.

    I am having trouble finding the One Drive settings you mention. Several places here on the web say I should right click on the One Drive Icon or the the White Cloud icon on the task bar to see the files to be synchronized. My task bar has neither of them. Is there another way to get to the settings?

    Thanks again.
     
    JJG10, Sep 8, 2015
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  6. JJG10 Win User
    I finally tried uninstalling and reinstalling Onedrive. That solved the problem.

     
    JJG10, Apr 4, 2018
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