How To Reset OneDrive if Syncing Stops

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

June 23, 2016

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How To Reset OneDrive if Syncing Stops

 

Microsoft's OneDrive cloud storage service has improved a lot over the years and it has become a pretty reliable tool for syncing your files across multiple devices using the cloud.

There used to be a time that OneDrive was notorious for failing to sync files properly or simply stopping the sync process all together and while things have improved there might be the odd occasion that it could happen to you.

If your sync freezes or stops the first step you can try is to simply unlink your OneDrive account from your system and then immediately re-connect to OneDrive to start syncing again.

There are about seven steps to accomplish this task and it avoids having to re-download all of your OneDrive files.

If for some reason that process does not resolve your original issue then you can reset OneDrive using the Command Prompt. Those steps are are provided in the final page of the gallery but be aware there is one item to be aware of.

If you use the Command Prompt reset process it will resync all of your OneDrive files so take that into consideration as you consider which method to use.

 

 

About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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