This post shows students and new users steps to reset or restore OneDrive sync connection on Windows 11 when there’s an issue with syncing. OneDrive comes installed and ready to use on Windows 11. In some cases, OneDrive may get stuck and stop syncing with Microsoft Cloud. When you get into a situation when OneDrive stop syncing, resetting its connection may get it back to working, and the steps below show you how to do that.
When you reset OneDrive, it will disconnect all your existing sync connections to the cloud. You won’t lose files or data by resetting OneDrive on your computer, but will take time to resync all your data.
Something to also be aware of is when you reset OneDrive, it will try to re-syncs all your files, which could take a long time depending on the number of files and items you’re syncing. For large number of files, set aside a time for OneDrive to fully resync all data before adding or removing content from OneDrive folder.
You may need to completely resync your files before using OneDrive again.
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To get started with resetting OneDrive on Windows 11, follow the steps below.
How to restore OneDrive sync on Windows 11
Whenever you’re having issues with OneDrive syncing, simply go and reset its connection and resync. This will resolve many of the problem you have with OneDrive.
OneDrive app doesn’t come with an easy reset button. You’ll have to use the command line terminal and run a command to do so.
To do that, open a Run dialog by pressing Windows key and R.
Then copy the line below and paste it into the dialog window, then press OK.
%localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset
Or search and open the Command Prompt and paste the line above, then press ENTER.
When you run the command above, OneDrive app icon on the taskbar will disappear for a few minutes, then return. When it does, it should begin resyncing again.
How to reset OneDrive Store app
If you have OneDrive store app installed, you’ll also want to reset the app settings if OneDrive isn’t functioning well. To reset the app, click on the Start button, then search for OneDrive, right-click it and select App settings.
When OneDrive app settings pane opens, select the Reset button.
That should do it!
Conclusion:
This post showed you how to reset OneDrive connection settings when using Windows 11. If you find any error above, please use the comment form below to report.
