OneDrive is a great way to keep your work and personal files in one place. If you change your OneDrive location, you can import your files into your new location.
How to Change Microsoft OneDrive Folder Location
How to change your OneDrive location in Windows
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If you’re looking to move your OneDrive files to a new location on your computer, you can do so easily. Here’s how:
1. Open the OneDrive app on your computer.
- Click the “Files” tab.
- Click the “Location” button.
- Change the location of your OneDrive files.
- Click the “OK” button.
That’s all there is to it! Now your files will be where you want them to be, and you’ll have more free space on your computer.
Why you might want to change your OneDrive location
Some people might want to change their OneDrive location to be closer to their office or home so that they can access their files more easily. Others might want to move their OneDrive so that it is easier to share files with other people.
How to change your OneDrive sync location
If you want to change the sync location for your OneDrive files, you can do so by following these simple steps:
1. Open the OneDrive app on your computer and sign in.
- Click the three dots in the top-left corner of the app window and select Settings.
- Under “Settings,” click File sync.
- Under “File sync,” click the arrow next to “Sync location.”
- Under “Sync location,” click the sync location you want to use.
- Click OK.
Here’s a detailed explanation of each step:
1. Open the OneDrive app on your computer and sign in.
- Click the three dots in the top-left corner of the app window and select Settings.
- Under “Settings,” click File sync.
- Under “File sync,” click the arrow next to “Sync location.”
- Under “Sync location,” click the sync location you want to use.
- Click OK.
If you’re using a desktop computer, you’ll need to open the OneDrive app on your computer and sign in. If you’re using a mobile device, you’ll need to open the OneDrive app on the device you want to use and sign in.
7. You’ll now see a list of your synced files. If you have a OneDrive account with
How to change the default OneDrive folder location
If you want to change the default OneDrive folder location on your computer, you first need to open the OneDrive settings on your computer.
To open the OneDrive settings on your computer, click the OneDrive icon on your computer’s taskbar and click the Settings button.
Next, click the Change folder location button in the General tab of the OneDrive settings.
You’ll then be prompted to choose a new folder location for your OneDrive files.
Click the Browse button and select the new folder location.
Click the Save button to save your changes.
Your new default OneDrive folder location will now be used for all new files that are created or imported into your OneDrive account.
How to move your OneDrive folder
If you’re like most people, you have a bunch of files stored in OneDrive, just waiting to be accessed on any computer you happen to be using. And if you’re using a Microsoft account, you can access those files anywhere, using any browser or device. Plus, with OneDrive for Business, you can share files with coworkers and clients in a secure way. So, how do you move your files to a new computer?
The first step is to determine where you want your files to live. If you’re just moving them between different computers in your home, you can just move them to a common folder on each computer. If you’re moving them to a new computer that you’re using for work, you’ll need to create a new OneDrive folder for your files.
To create a new OneDrive folder, open OneDrive on your current computer. If you don’t have OneDrive, you can download it for free from the Microsoft website.
click on the three lines in the top left corner of the window
then click on ” Files” on the menu that appears
click on the “New” icon in the top right corner of the window
enter a name for your new folder, and then click “OK”
Now you’ll need to copy your files over to your new OneDrive folder. To do this, open the Files window on your new computer, and navigate to your new OneDrive folder.
Conclusion
The change of onedrive location has caused a lot of confusion and some people have lost their data. However, the change was necessary in order to improve the service.
