3 Ways to Stop OneDrive from Syncing Folders in Windows
Learn how to stop OneDrive from syncing folders in Windows
How to stop OneDrive from syncing folders in Windows.. We know the backup feature as a good feature on all devices, to preserve important folders and files that we fear losing, but when can this be annoying? Next, we will learn how to stop OneDrive from syncing folders, and we have to do this because OneDrive syncs even large files! This negatively affects the space available to OneDrive to store files in the cloud, as the available free space is quickly exhausted, which forces you to stop OneDrive from syncing folders in Windows.. Continue to learn how.
How to Stop OneDrive from Syncing Folders in Windows
Below we will learn how to stop OneDrive from syncing large files in Windows:-
- Go to OneDrive settings as follows:-
- Then click on Sync And Backup/ then on Manage Backup
- Then disable Documents and Desktop.
- Then confirm the command by clicking Stop Backup.
How to Restore Files from OneDrive to Windows Files
Follow the following steps:-
- Go to: C:\Users\[username] (the username will vary depending on the name you set).
- Then double-click on OneDrive.
- Then copy the files you want to recover and paste them into the Windows folder.
- Go back to the home page and choose the file you want to transfer the files to..let it be the images file for example
How to Stop OneDrive from Syncing Photos, Videos, and Screenshots
Follow the following steps:-
- Go to OneDrive settings
- Then disable the following indicators:
How to stop OneDrive from syncing online to your device
Stop sharing OneDrive files that are synced to your OneDrive account, on your device!
- Go to OneDrive settings
- Then in the Account section, choose Choose Folders and choose to disable the indicator next to the files that you do not want to share or all of them by disabling the Make all files available indicator.
So we've stopped OneDrive from syncing all file types on your Windows, so you can keep your free OneDrive cloud space and be free to store what you want, not what's automatically stored, unless you can afford to pay for more space.