How to remove an account in OneDrive (2024)

FAQs

How do I remove another OneDrive account? ›

To stop sharing with specific people, expand the list under a specific people link and click the X to remove someone. To change permissions or stop sharing with someone who has direct access, under Direct Access, click the dropdown next to the person's name and choose the option that you want.

A: Two OneDrive folders showing up in File Explorer can frequently be caused by improper setup or configuration, numerous Microsoft accounts, or issues after updates. Comprehending these reasons can aid in debugging and fixing the problem.

Note: No data will be lost by unlinking and re-linking your OneDrive, your local folders are just disconnected from the cloud for a short while. Any changes made while you're unlinked will be synced once re-linking is complete.

Unlinking OneDrive from your computer , this action will not lose your data, your local folders are just disconnected from the cloud. But if your data is particularly important, it is worth backing it up from local OneDrive folder (C:\Users<user name>\OneDrive) before unlinking, just in case.

After a Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migration, users had to sign in to their OneDrive again but the sign-in popup kept pointing to the old tenant. The solution is to delete the folder "%localappdata%\Microsoft\IdentityCache".

How do I remove all traces of OneDrive? ›

Stop syncing everything

Right-click (or CTRL-click in Mac) the OneDrive icon on the taskbar. Select Pause syncing then select Quit OneDrive.

Switch between accounts

Your OneDrive app in Windows 10 lets you sign in to your OneDrive for home and your OneDrive for work or school accounts and then switch between the accounts you've added. In the upper right, select My Accounts (represented by your profile picture), and then select the account you want to use.

Tap your account. Tap Sign Out. You will see a message asking if you are sure you would like to sign out. Tap OK.