Windows 10: Onedrive folder turned into link

One of the OneDrive folders turned in to link automatically. When I try to open it it takes me to the website which makes it difficult to work as it is the main folder could you please tell me how to fix it?

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Move the OneDrive Folder

Move the OneDrive Folder in Windows 10

When you set up OneDrive to sync with your computer, a folder C:\Users\XXXX\OneDrive will be created to store the contents. XXXX denotes your username. To move this folder to another location follow these simple steps:

1. Unlink OneDrive from your PC:

• Go to the taskbar notification area
• Right-click on the OneDrive icon
• Select settings
• Click: Unlink this PC

2. Delete the C:\Users\XXXX\OneDrive folder

3. Create a new folder (target folder) for OneDrive contents, e.g. D:\OneDrive

4. Create Directory Junction for the new folder

• In the search area of the taskbar type CMD and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter
• In the command window type

mklink /J C:\Users\XXXX\OneDrive D:\OneDrive

adjusting it to your specific username and selection of the target folder

5. Link again OneDrive to your PC using the OneDrive icon in the taskbar notification area

 

Unable to turn off OneDrive documents folder backup.

Hello Lucas Holleboom

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

It seems like you have an issue turning off the OneDrive folders backup. Let’s work together in finding the best resolution to this issue.

Here are some steps you can try to resolve the issue:

• Right-click on the OneDrive icon in your system tray and select "Settings".
  
• Go to the "Account" tab and click "Unlink OneDrive".
  
• Follow the prompts to unlink your account from OneDrive.
  
• Once your account is unlinked, go to the OneDrive website (Your request has been blocked. This could be due to several reasons.) and delete any files or folders you don't want to keep.
  
• After deleting the files, go back to the OneDrive settings and click "Set up OneDrive" to re-link your account.
  
• During the setup process, make sure to uncheck the box next to "Documents" to prevent OneDrive from backing up your Documents folder.
  

We look forward to your next response.

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Windows 10 - OneDrive

Right click on the app and one of the properties has an option to not automatically start it. Uncheck, restart the computer, and it should stop. If you want to go another step further, find the OneDrive app in the start menu, right click on it and uninstall.

If that is still insufficient, there is a batch uninstaller for OneDrive available online. I can copy the code here if you need it.