NOTE: If you are unsure how to start syncing files/ folders in OneDrive, there is an article by Microsoft here (although a little out of date). You can sync libraries, files or folders from SharePoint & Teams in your OneDrive app. OneDrive not signed in Select the Start button, search for OneDrive, and then open it: In Windows 10, select the OneDrive desktop app. Here’s how you stop syncing and remove the contents from your OneDrive app. From time to time you may not want to sync these files or folders any longer.

In the dialog box, double-click OneDrive, then select New Folder to create a new folder. In the Settings window, go to the Account tab. In the Desktop Properties dialog box, select the Location tab. If there is no OneDrive icon, launch the application by searching for it in the start menu. Right-click on the OneDrive icon on the taskbar, click on the Help&Settings button and select Settings option. Syncing libraries/ folders or files from SharePoint or Microsoft Teams lets you his lets you work directly in file explorer in Windows, access files even when you’re offline and sync any changes made to files automatically when you’re back online. You can stop OneDrive sync by unlinking your user account in OneDrive application: 1. How to remove the contents from the OneDrive app.In this post we will detail how to stop syncing libraries or folders from SharePoint or Teams and then how to remove remaining contents from your OneDrive.

Stop onedrive from syncing desktop