How to unlink my Documents folder from my OneDrive account?
I have recently changed the location of my Documents folder (originally located in C:UsersTermoZourDocuments
) to C:UsersTermoZourOneDriveDocuments
so I could sync the documents folder between 2 PCs.
Now I want to remove this "link", but I can't. Whenever I try to "Restore Default Location" it indeed sees the default location as expected, but then it asks me if I want to move all the files from the old directory (OneDrive) to the new one (default Documents directory), so I click yes. After this, it tells me that "it can't remove the folder because there is a folder in the same location that can't be redirected. Access denied."
I tried to move all the files from OneDrive into a separate folder and do the process again, but it gave me the same error.
I tried to choose another new location instead of the default one, but it gave me the same error.
sync onedrive cloud folder-redirection
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I have recently changed the location of my Documents folder (originally located in C:UsersTermoZourDocuments
) to C:UsersTermoZourOneDriveDocuments
so I could sync the documents folder between 2 PCs.
Now I want to remove this "link", but I can't. Whenever I try to "Restore Default Location" it indeed sees the default location as expected, but then it asks me if I want to move all the files from the old directory (OneDrive) to the new one (default Documents directory), so I click yes. After this, it tells me that "it can't remove the folder because there is a folder in the same location that can't be redirected. Access denied."
I tried to move all the files from OneDrive into a separate folder and do the process again, but it gave me the same error.
I tried to choose another new location instead of the default one, but it gave me the same error.
sync onedrive cloud folder-redirection
1
Check this workaround.
– vembutech
May 3 '17 at 16:23
add a comment |
I have recently changed the location of my Documents folder (originally located in C:UsersTermoZourDocuments
) to C:UsersTermoZourOneDriveDocuments
so I could sync the documents folder between 2 PCs.
Now I want to remove this "link", but I can't. Whenever I try to "Restore Default Location" it indeed sees the default location as expected, but then it asks me if I want to move all the files from the old directory (OneDrive) to the new one (default Documents directory), so I click yes. After this, it tells me that "it can't remove the folder because there is a folder in the same location that can't be redirected. Access denied."
I tried to move all the files from OneDrive into a separate folder and do the process again, but it gave me the same error.
I tried to choose another new location instead of the default one, but it gave me the same error.
sync onedrive cloud folder-redirection
I have recently changed the location of my Documents folder (originally located in C:UsersTermoZourDocuments
) to C:UsersTermoZourOneDriveDocuments
so I could sync the documents folder between 2 PCs.
Now I want to remove this "link", but I can't. Whenever I try to "Restore Default Location" it indeed sees the default location as expected, but then it asks me if I want to move all the files from the old directory (OneDrive) to the new one (default Documents directory), so I click yes. After this, it tells me that "it can't remove the folder because there is a folder in the same location that can't be redirected. Access denied."
I tried to move all the files from OneDrive into a separate folder and do the process again, but it gave me the same error.
I tried to choose another new location instead of the default one, but it gave me the same error.
sync onedrive cloud folder-redirection
sync onedrive cloud folder-redirection
asked May 3 '17 at 15:37
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Check this workaround.
– vembutech
May 3 '17 at 16:23
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Check this workaround.
– vembutech
May 3 '17 at 16:23
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Check this workaround.
– vembutech
May 3 '17 at 16:23
Check this workaround.
– vembutech
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According to the Microsoft Support article linked by vembutech, you can use the following workaround.
Important
Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might
occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it,
back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.
To work around this issue, follow these steps:
Right-click the Windows logo at the lower-left corner of the screen, and then click Run.
Type regedit.exe and press Enter. If User Account Control window pops up, click Yes.
In Registry Editor, browse to the following path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerUser
Shell Folders
Refer to the following table to find the registry key for the folder that encounters this issue, and change it to the default value.
+-----------+----------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Folder | Registry key | Default value |
+-----------+----------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Downloads | {374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B} | %USERPROFILE%Downloads |
| Desktop | Desktop | %USERPROFILE%Desktop |
| Favorites | Favorites | %USERPROFILE%Favorites |
| Music | My Music | %USERPROFILE%Music |
| Pictures | My Pictures | %USERPROFILE%Pictures |
| Videos | My Video | %USERPROFILE%Videos |
| Documents | Personal | %USERPROFILE%Documents |
+-----------+----------------------------------------+-------------------------+
- Restart the Explorer.exe process to make the changes take effect. To do this, you can use either of the following steps:
- Restart the process in Task Manager.
- Sign out, and then sign in.
- Restart the computer.
add a comment |
The link from Microsoft Support which can be found here posted by @vembutech23 fixed the issue.
Before I did what the link said, I paused OneDrive syncing just in case.
After I restarted explorer.exe
everything went back to normal and my Documents
folder got unlinked from OneDrive.
1
Answers should usually include relevant information from external sites. That way the answer can still be relevant if the linked page ever becomes inaccessible.
– Steven M. Vascellaro
May 5 '17 at 18:39
Okay, thanks for telling me. I'll do that next time
– TermoZour
May 6 '17 at 5:02
add a comment |
No need for editing the registry. It takes about a minute to reverse the OneDrive "protect your important folders" steps.
Select the OneDrive (white or blue cloud) icon in the Windows notification area, and then in the activity center, select More > Settings > Auto Save > Update folders. Now deselect the folder(s) you want to make local and then choose to stop protection (no more cloud cloning/syncing).
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/sync-your-documents-pictures-and-desktop-folders-with-onedrive-d61a7930-a6fb-4b95-b28a-6552e77c3057
Every folder you deselect will be created for you on your local disk in the default location (and more*, read on). The process will provide shortcuts in these folders and their subfolders* called "Where are my files" which is a link to the corresponding OneDrive cloud location. *It also means your new folders may have a bunch of empty subfolders (save for the aforementioned shortcut). Your new folder's structure is a fileless clone of the corresponding previous folder's structure which still exists on OneDrive. Each (sub)folder only contains the cloud shortcut and any subfolders, but nothing more. In the newly created local folder, prune away any subfolders you don't want and delete any of the shortcuts you have no need for.
This may work now, at the time of writing this question, there were no options in OneDrive for doing that
– TermoZour
Jan 27 at 11:24
add a comment |
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According to the Microsoft Support article linked by vembutech, you can use the following workaround.
Important
Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might
occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it,
back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.
To work around this issue, follow these steps:
Right-click the Windows logo at the lower-left corner of the screen, and then click Run.
Type regedit.exe and press Enter. If User Account Control window pops up, click Yes.
In Registry Editor, browse to the following path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerUser
Shell Folders
Refer to the following table to find the registry key for the folder that encounters this issue, and change it to the default value.
+-----------+----------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Folder | Registry key | Default value |
+-----------+----------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Downloads | {374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B} | %USERPROFILE%Downloads |
| Desktop | Desktop | %USERPROFILE%Desktop |
| Favorites | Favorites | %USERPROFILE%Favorites |
| Music | My Music | %USERPROFILE%Music |
| Pictures | My Pictures | %USERPROFILE%Pictures |
| Videos | My Video | %USERPROFILE%Videos |
| Documents | Personal | %USERPROFILE%Documents |
+-----------+----------------------------------------+-------------------------+
- Restart the Explorer.exe process to make the changes take effect. To do this, you can use either of the following steps:
- Restart the process in Task Manager.
- Sign out, and then sign in.
- Restart the computer.
add a comment |
According to the Microsoft Support article linked by vembutech, you can use the following workaround.
Important
Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might
occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it,
back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.
To work around this issue, follow these steps:
Right-click the Windows logo at the lower-left corner of the screen, and then click Run.
Type regedit.exe and press Enter. If User Account Control window pops up, click Yes.
In Registry Editor, browse to the following path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerUser
Shell Folders
Refer to the following table to find the registry key for the folder that encounters this issue, and change it to the default value.
+-----------+----------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Folder | Registry key | Default value |
+-----------+----------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Downloads | {374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B} | %USERPROFILE%Downloads |
| Desktop | Desktop | %USERPROFILE%Desktop |
| Favorites | Favorites | %USERPROFILE%Favorites |
| Music | My Music | %USERPROFILE%Music |
| Pictures | My Pictures | %USERPROFILE%Pictures |
| Videos | My Video | %USERPROFILE%Videos |
| Documents | Personal | %USERPROFILE%Documents |
+-----------+----------------------------------------+-------------------------+
- Restart the Explorer.exe process to make the changes take effect. To do this, you can use either of the following steps:
- Restart the process in Task Manager.
- Sign out, and then sign in.
- Restart the computer.
add a comment |
According to the Microsoft Support article linked by vembutech, you can use the following workaround.
Important
Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might
occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it,
back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.
To work around this issue, follow these steps:
Right-click the Windows logo at the lower-left corner of the screen, and then click Run.
Type regedit.exe and press Enter. If User Account Control window pops up, click Yes.
In Registry Editor, browse to the following path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerUser
Shell Folders
Refer to the following table to find the registry key for the folder that encounters this issue, and change it to the default value.
+-----------+----------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Folder | Registry key | Default value |
+-----------+----------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Downloads | {374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B} | %USERPROFILE%Downloads |
| Desktop | Desktop | %USERPROFILE%Desktop |
| Favorites | Favorites | %USERPROFILE%Favorites |
| Music | My Music | %USERPROFILE%Music |
| Pictures | My Pictures | %USERPROFILE%Pictures |
| Videos | My Video | %USERPROFILE%Videos |
| Documents | Personal | %USERPROFILE%Documents |
+-----------+----------------------------------------+-------------------------+
- Restart the Explorer.exe process to make the changes take effect. To do this, you can use either of the following steps:
- Restart the process in Task Manager.
- Sign out, and then sign in.
- Restart the computer.
According to the Microsoft Support article linked by vembutech, you can use the following workaround.
Important
Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might
occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it,
back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.
To work around this issue, follow these steps:
Right-click the Windows logo at the lower-left corner of the screen, and then click Run.
Type regedit.exe and press Enter. If User Account Control window pops up, click Yes.
In Registry Editor, browse to the following path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerUser
Shell Folders
Refer to the following table to find the registry key for the folder that encounters this issue, and change it to the default value.
+-----------+----------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Folder | Registry key | Default value |
+-----------+----------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| Downloads | {374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B} | %USERPROFILE%Downloads |
| Desktop | Desktop | %USERPROFILE%Desktop |
| Favorites | Favorites | %USERPROFILE%Favorites |
| Music | My Music | %USERPROFILE%Music |
| Pictures | My Pictures | %USERPROFILE%Pictures |
| Videos | My Video | %USERPROFILE%Videos |
| Documents | Personal | %USERPROFILE%Documents |
+-----------+----------------------------------------+-------------------------+
- Restart the Explorer.exe process to make the changes take effect. To do this, you can use either of the following steps:
- Restart the process in Task Manager.
- Sign out, and then sign in.
- Restart the computer.
answered May 5 '17 at 18:28
Steven M. VascellaroSteven M. Vascellaro
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The link from Microsoft Support which can be found here posted by @vembutech23 fixed the issue.
Before I did what the link said, I paused OneDrive syncing just in case.
After I restarted explorer.exe
everything went back to normal and my Documents
folder got unlinked from OneDrive.
1
Answers should usually include relevant information from external sites. That way the answer can still be relevant if the linked page ever becomes inaccessible.
– Steven M. Vascellaro
May 5 '17 at 18:39
Okay, thanks for telling me. I'll do that next time
– TermoZour
May 6 '17 at 5:02
add a comment |
The link from Microsoft Support which can be found here posted by @vembutech23 fixed the issue.
Before I did what the link said, I paused OneDrive syncing just in case.
After I restarted explorer.exe
everything went back to normal and my Documents
folder got unlinked from OneDrive.
1
Answers should usually include relevant information from external sites. That way the answer can still be relevant if the linked page ever becomes inaccessible.
– Steven M. Vascellaro
May 5 '17 at 18:39
Okay, thanks for telling me. I'll do that next time
– TermoZour
May 6 '17 at 5:02
add a comment |
The link from Microsoft Support which can be found here posted by @vembutech23 fixed the issue.
Before I did what the link said, I paused OneDrive syncing just in case.
After I restarted explorer.exe
everything went back to normal and my Documents
folder got unlinked from OneDrive.
The link from Microsoft Support which can be found here posted by @vembutech23 fixed the issue.
Before I did what the link said, I paused OneDrive syncing just in case.
After I restarted explorer.exe
everything went back to normal and my Documents
folder got unlinked from OneDrive.
answered May 4 '17 at 16:11
TermoZourTermoZour
1222316
1222316
1
Answers should usually include relevant information from external sites. That way the answer can still be relevant if the linked page ever becomes inaccessible.
– Steven M. Vascellaro
May 5 '17 at 18:39
Okay, thanks for telling me. I'll do that next time
– TermoZour
May 6 '17 at 5:02
add a comment |
1
Answers should usually include relevant information from external sites. That way the answer can still be relevant if the linked page ever becomes inaccessible.
– Steven M. Vascellaro
May 5 '17 at 18:39
Okay, thanks for telling me. I'll do that next time
– TermoZour
May 6 '17 at 5:02
1
1
Answers should usually include relevant information from external sites. That way the answer can still be relevant if the linked page ever becomes inaccessible.
– Steven M. Vascellaro
May 5 '17 at 18:39
Answers should usually include relevant information from external sites. That way the answer can still be relevant if the linked page ever becomes inaccessible.
– Steven M. Vascellaro
May 5 '17 at 18:39
Okay, thanks for telling me. I'll do that next time
– TermoZour
May 6 '17 at 5:02
Okay, thanks for telling me. I'll do that next time
– TermoZour
May 6 '17 at 5:02
add a comment |
No need for editing the registry. It takes about a minute to reverse the OneDrive "protect your important folders" steps.
Select the OneDrive (white or blue cloud) icon in the Windows notification area, and then in the activity center, select More > Settings > Auto Save > Update folders. Now deselect the folder(s) you want to make local and then choose to stop protection (no more cloud cloning/syncing).
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/sync-your-documents-pictures-and-desktop-folders-with-onedrive-d61a7930-a6fb-4b95-b28a-6552e77c3057
Every folder you deselect will be created for you on your local disk in the default location (and more*, read on). The process will provide shortcuts in these folders and their subfolders* called "Where are my files" which is a link to the corresponding OneDrive cloud location. *It also means your new folders may have a bunch of empty subfolders (save for the aforementioned shortcut). Your new folder's structure is a fileless clone of the corresponding previous folder's structure which still exists on OneDrive. Each (sub)folder only contains the cloud shortcut and any subfolders, but nothing more. In the newly created local folder, prune away any subfolders you don't want and delete any of the shortcuts you have no need for.
This may work now, at the time of writing this question, there were no options in OneDrive for doing that
– TermoZour
Jan 27 at 11:24
add a comment |
No need for editing the registry. It takes about a minute to reverse the OneDrive "protect your important folders" steps.
Select the OneDrive (white or blue cloud) icon in the Windows notification area, and then in the activity center, select More > Settings > Auto Save > Update folders. Now deselect the folder(s) you want to make local and then choose to stop protection (no more cloud cloning/syncing).
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/sync-your-documents-pictures-and-desktop-folders-with-onedrive-d61a7930-a6fb-4b95-b28a-6552e77c3057
Every folder you deselect will be created for you on your local disk in the default location (and more*, read on). The process will provide shortcuts in these folders and their subfolders* called "Where are my files" which is a link to the corresponding OneDrive cloud location. *It also means your new folders may have a bunch of empty subfolders (save for the aforementioned shortcut). Your new folder's structure is a fileless clone of the corresponding previous folder's structure which still exists on OneDrive. Each (sub)folder only contains the cloud shortcut and any subfolders, but nothing more. In the newly created local folder, prune away any subfolders you don't want and delete any of the shortcuts you have no need for.
This may work now, at the time of writing this question, there were no options in OneDrive for doing that
– TermoZour
Jan 27 at 11:24
add a comment |
No need for editing the registry. It takes about a minute to reverse the OneDrive "protect your important folders" steps.
Select the OneDrive (white or blue cloud) icon in the Windows notification area, and then in the activity center, select More > Settings > Auto Save > Update folders. Now deselect the folder(s) you want to make local and then choose to stop protection (no more cloud cloning/syncing).
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/sync-your-documents-pictures-and-desktop-folders-with-onedrive-d61a7930-a6fb-4b95-b28a-6552e77c3057
Every folder you deselect will be created for you on your local disk in the default location (and more*, read on). The process will provide shortcuts in these folders and their subfolders* called "Where are my files" which is a link to the corresponding OneDrive cloud location. *It also means your new folders may have a bunch of empty subfolders (save for the aforementioned shortcut). Your new folder's structure is a fileless clone of the corresponding previous folder's structure which still exists on OneDrive. Each (sub)folder only contains the cloud shortcut and any subfolders, but nothing more. In the newly created local folder, prune away any subfolders you don't want and delete any of the shortcuts you have no need for.
No need for editing the registry. It takes about a minute to reverse the OneDrive "protect your important folders" steps.
Select the OneDrive (white or blue cloud) icon in the Windows notification area, and then in the activity center, select More > Settings > Auto Save > Update folders. Now deselect the folder(s) you want to make local and then choose to stop protection (no more cloud cloning/syncing).
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/sync-your-documents-pictures-and-desktop-folders-with-onedrive-d61a7930-a6fb-4b95-b28a-6552e77c3057
Every folder you deselect will be created for you on your local disk in the default location (and more*, read on). The process will provide shortcuts in these folders and their subfolders* called "Where are my files" which is a link to the corresponding OneDrive cloud location. *It also means your new folders may have a bunch of empty subfolders (save for the aforementioned shortcut). Your new folder's structure is a fileless clone of the corresponding previous folder's structure which still exists on OneDrive. Each (sub)folder only contains the cloud shortcut and any subfolders, but nothing more. In the newly created local folder, prune away any subfolders you don't want and delete any of the shortcuts you have no need for.
answered Jan 27 at 6:55
Ted DillardTed Dillard
1
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This may work now, at the time of writing this question, there were no options in OneDrive for doing that
– TermoZour
Jan 27 at 11:24
add a comment |
This may work now, at the time of writing this question, there were no options in OneDrive for doing that
– TermoZour
Jan 27 at 11:24
This may work now, at the time of writing this question, there were no options in OneDrive for doing that
– TermoZour
Jan 27 at 11:24
This may work now, at the time of writing this question, there were no options in OneDrive for doing that
– TermoZour
Jan 27 at 11:24
add a comment |
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