Windows 10: Why does OneDrive use 1.5 Gb of RAM even when not syncing anything?

OneDrive is always the largest consumer of RAM on my system, and that RAM usage is the same whether or not it is actively syncing anything. Microsoft support of course is a hall of mirrors for which the company should be ashamed, so I'm coming here to find answers. My question really is not complicated. Why does OneDrive require this much RAM when it is essentially idle? If someone can explain why and that it is a normal thing I should live with, fine, but I want to make sure nothing is wrong here, and/or if there is something I can do to claim back that RAM.

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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 - Bait and switch (but to what?)

I have less than 1 GB on OneDrive so...meh.

 

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