How to get a folder out of your OneDrive

ScrappyWriter73 · Mar 10, 2023

Click on your File explorer icon.

Click on Onedrive

Right click on the folder you want to move

Click Properties

Click Location

Type %USERPROFILE%/Whatever
(Change "Whatever" to the name of the folder you want to move)

Click Apply

Click Yes

Click Yes

Now click OK.
Now your folder has been moved!

glasskuter · Mar 11, 2023

Instructions Only. No opinions. 2 sets of instructions that are the same, Brink's tutorials with screenshots, my notes which are easy print.

Desktop- Move or Restore Default Location of Desktop Folder in Windows 11 Tutorial

Documents- Move or Restore Default Location of Documents Folder in Windows 11 Tutorial

Pictures - Move or Restore Default Location of Pictures Folder in Windows 11 Tutorial

Here are my condensed notes that correspond with the above tutorials.

Pre-requisite -Do step 1 or 2 depending on whether or not you intend to use onedrive at all.

1. If you want to turn of Onedrive completely, Unlink PC from Onedrive In task tray, click Onedrive icon. Click gear icon. Select Settings. Click Account in left pane.Select "Unlink this PC"
To prevent Onedrive popup nags, turn off automatic startup of Onedrive-Navigate to Settings> Apps > Startup.
Locate Microsoft Onedrive in the list and disable the toggle next to it.

2. If you backup any folders to Onedrive temporarily turn backup off until after you move the default location of your folders. Afterwards, you can move your folders. Use this tutorial which cover both new onedrive and old onedrive. If you're on 22h2 you will have new onedrive. Turn On or Off OneDrive Folder Backup Syncing Across Windows 11 Devices Tutorial

Move folders from onedrive to user folder on C: drive -
Browse to C:\users\yourusername
Create 3 new folders named Desktop, Documents, Pictures (There should already be folders there for all the other user folders that do not default to Onedrive)

Navigate back to This PC - RIGHT click on existing Desktop folder, select properties.
Click location tab
Click Move button
Click the Select Folder button.

In the explorer window that pops up, browse to C:\users\yourusername and select the Desktop folder you created there.
Click Select Folder, Click Move. Click Ok

You'll see a prompt asking whether you want to move files from the old location to new location. Select YES.
now go to properties of the Desktop folder in file explorer, it should show location as your default user folder.

Repeat this process for the other 2 folders (Documents and Pictures) that you want to move to the default user folder location.

Make sure that all the files that were originally in those 3 folders that defaulted to Onedrive are now in your default user location folders

You can now setup your backup to onedrive again if you choose to do so.

ScrappyWriter73 · Mar 12, 2023

glasskuter said:
Instructions Only. No opinions. 2 sets of instructions that are the same, Brink's tutorials with screenshots, my notes which are easy print.

Desktop- Move or Restore Default Location of Desktop Folder in Windows 11 Tutorial

Documents- Move or Restore Default Location of Documents Folder in Windows 11 Tutorial

Pictures - Move or Restore Default Location of Pictures Folder in Windows 11 Tutorial

Here are my condensed notes that correspond with the above tutorials.

Pre-requisite -Do step 1 or 2 depending on whether or not you intend to use onedrive at all.

1. If you want to turn of Onedrive completely, Unlink PC from Onedrive In task tray, click Onedrive icon. Click gear icon. Select Settings. Click Account in left pane.Select "Unlink this PC"
To prevent Onedrive popup nags, turn off automatic startup of Onedrive-Navigate to Settings> Apps > Startup.
Locate Microsoft Onedrive in the list and disable the toggle next to it.

2. If you backup any folders to Onedrive temporarily turn backup off until after you move the default location of your folders. Afterwards, you can move your folders. Use this tutorial which cover both new onedrive and old onedrive. If you're on 22h2 you will have new onedrive. Turn On or Off OneDrive Folder Backup Syncing Across Windows 11 Devices Tutorial

Move folders from onedrive to user folder on C: drive -
Browse to C:\users\yourusername
Create 3 new folders named Desktop, Documents, Pictures (There should already be folders there for all the other user folders that do not default to Onedrive)

Navigate back to This PC - RIGHT click on existing Desktop folder, select properties.
Click location tab
Click Move button
Click the Select Folder button.

In the explorer window that pops up, browse to C:\users\yourusername and select the Desktop folder you created there.
Click Select Folder, Click Move. Click Ok

You'll see a prompt asking whether you want to move files from the old location to new location. Select YES.
now go to properties of the Desktop folder in file explorer, it should show location as your default user folder.

Repeat this process for the other 2 folders (Documents and Pictures) that you want to move to the default user folder location.

Make sure that all the files that were originally in those 3 folders that defaulted to Onedrive are now in your default user location folders

You can now setup your backup to onedrive again if you choose to do so.

Did not even realize there was already a tutorial that shows the exact thing!

kgarrett67 · Mar 12, 2023

ScrappyWriter73 said:
Click on your File explorer icon.View attachment 54869
Click on OnedriveView attachment 54870
Right click on the folder you want to moveView attachment 54871
Click Properties
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Click LocationView attachment 54873
Type %USERPROFILE%/Whatever
(Change "Whatever" to the name of the folder you want to move)View attachment 54875
Click ApplyView attachment 54874
Click YesView attachment 54876
Click YesView attachment 54877
Now click OK.
Now your folder has been moved!

I have attempted to perform this operation and receive the following error message. I have attempted to move to a folder that was not already created as well. I get a prompt to create the folder because it doesn't exist, then do you want to move all the files message, but still the attached message. I have tried this before and after syncing the OneDrive folder.

glasskuter · Mar 13, 2023

@kgarrett67 Provide the following so we can try to help you straighten it out.
1. What folder are you trying to move and where are you moving folder to?
2. Right click on the folder>select properties > Location tab Provide a screenshot of the location tab window.
3. Click on security tab and post a screenshot
4. While on security tab click advanced and post screenshot.
5. If you have folders syncing to onedrive, you must temporarily turn sync off first as per the tutorials.

kgarrett67 · Mar 13, 2023

glasskuter said:
@kgarrett67 Provide the following so we can try to help you straighten it out.
1. What folder are you trying to move and where are you moving folder to?

I want to eventually have Documents, Pictures, and Desktop move out of the OneDrive Folder and relocated to my D:\Users\kgarrett profile folder as they would been had I not set up OneDrive to begin.

glasskuter said:
2. Right click on the folder>select properties > Location tab Provide a screenshot of the location tab window.

Image attached.

glasskuter said:
3. Click on security tab and post a screenshot

Image attached.

glasskuter said:
4. While on security tab click advanced and post screenshot.

Image attached.

glasskuter said:
5. If you have folders syncing to onedrive, you must temporarily turn sync off first as per the tutorials.

Syncing should be turned off. Every attempt to open the OneDrive folder will send a pop up prompting me to log in my MS OneDrive account.

glasskuter · Mar 13, 2023

kgarrett67 said:
Syncing should be turned off. Every attempt to open the OneDrive folder will send a pop up prompting me to log in my MS OneDrive account.

Don't assume that just because you're not logged in that onedrive settings are not coming into play. Follow the tutorials exactly to turn off syncing prior to making changes. OR, as I stated, unlink your PC from Onedrive completely. It can always be linked again at a later date. This does not remove anything you have stored in onedrive.

qim · May 14, 2023

Hi glascutter

You may recall previous thread on this.

1. What folder are you trying to move and where are you moving folder to?

The Pictures folder which is the onlyu one that has a OneDrive connection.

I am not trying to move it . I am tryiung to delete it as I have another copy in the pendrive that has nothing about OneDrive

2. Right click on the folder>select properties > Location tab Provide a screenshot of the location tab window.
3. Click on security tab and post a screenshot

C:\Users\open1\OneDrive

4. While on security tab click advanced and post screenshot.
5. If you have folders syncing to onedrive, you must temporarily turn sync off first as per the tutorials.

ASs per earlier conversation I do not have OneDrive anywhehre visible and afrer googling it seems I am not the only one

Now I just want to find out how to delete this folder

glasskuter · May 14, 2023

@qim Your issue is different than @kgarrett67 so let's not confuse his thread. I understand your dilemma. . I am sending you another PM.

@kgarrett67
Brink's tutorial should do what you want.
First determine if you have New Onedrive or Old Onedrive.
Click on Onedrive icon in task tray. (If you do not see it, check hidden icons) Click gear icon>settings,
If settings open to a page with tabs, you have OLD Onedrive.
If the settings open to “Sync and Backup” you have NEW Onedrive.

Go to this tutorial https://www.elevenforum.com/t/turn-on-or-off-onedrive-folder-backup-syncing-across-windows-11-devices.4321/#Two

First Perform Option One.

Then continue to Option Two Step 3 for old Onedrive. Continue to Option 3 step 3 for new Onedrive.

qim · May 14, 2023

I've said already that I DO NOT have old or new OneDrive. I do not have an icon or anything that leads to the progra«m, Upon inspection of the Registry I found that I have the OneDrive,exe file in my computer

In the OneDrive folder there is the Desktop and Pictures. I want to get rid of them before i try to doisable OneDrive in the Registry

Inside the OneDrive folder, despite what the Registry key says there is no .exe file...

glasskuter · May 14, 2023

@qim I repeat. Your issue is not the same. This poster sees what he is expected to see. You do not, as there seems to be some corruption in your user account. See my last PM