Choose which OneDrive folders to sync to your computer (2024)

FAQs

How to choose what folders OneDrive syncs? ›

1. On your work computer, right click the blue cloud OneDrive icon on the Taskbar Tray, and then click Settings> click the Account tab> choose Folders link. Check the folders you would like to automatically update between your devices and then click OK.

Any time you want to change the folders you sync on your computer, right-click that cloud icon in the taskbar notification area, and select Settings > Account > Choose folders. Find other information about your account and change other OneDrive settings from here.

Step 1: Launch OneDrive and log in with your account. Step 2: Hit the cog icon to select the Settings button. Then go to Account > Choose folder. Step 3: In the popping-up screen, choose the folder or folders you want to sync.

Open OneDrive settings (select the OneDrive cloud icon in your notification area, and then select the OneDrive Help and Settings icon then Settings.) Go to the Account tab. Select Choose folders. In the Choose Folders dialog box, uncheck any folders you don't want to sync to your computer and select OK.

Go to Start, type OneDrive in the search box, and select OneDrive for work or school. Select Settings. Select the folder you want to stop syncing, and then select OK.

Select the “Backup” tab, and then select “Manage Backup”. 5. Choose the local folders you would like to backup and sync to your OneDrive folder. Then select, “Start Backup”.

Move your OneDrive folders

Using File Explorer or Mac Finder, drag or move your computer's OneDrive folders to your preferred location. Tip: If you want to have your OneDrive on a different drive (e.g. D:\ or a flash drive), read Install OneDrive on an external drive.

They would be in the OneDrive folder in file explorer - the default location is C:\Users\%username%\OneDrive\ Click on a folder in OneDrive in file explorer to open it then click in the address bar to see the exact path.

How do you sync a OneDrive folder to your desktop? ›

Navigate to the folder you want to sync to your computer in either OneDrive, Sharepoint, or Teams. Click the Sync button at the top of the page.

OneDrive sync app. Click the OneDrive cloud icon up in your Menu bar, click the three dots to open the menu, and select Preferences.

Since OneDrive has limited storage, you can't sync everything to it. Additionally, if you have just upgraded to Windows 10, then you need to manually select the folders you wish to sync with OneDrive to resolve OneDrive sync issues.

If you want to let OneDrive exclude file types from sync, you can click Settings > File Filter. Then, select Exclude file types (all selected file types will be excluded during sync) and select the file format you wish to filter or click Add Filter to add a customized filter. Then, click OK.

Folders Shared by a Colleague

Select the App Launcher icon in the top left corner (3 rows of 3 squares each). Select the OneDrive tile. Select Shared from the menu on the left. Under Shared with you, select the folder you wish to sync.