I need OneDrive help

I just put this box together and was migrating data files and OneDrive just took off on its own syncing my existing OneDrive account with my Windows 11 Pro desktop. It wouldn't be so bad but I live out in the sticks and have 25mb download and 2mb upload. My computer and internet have been tied up for over 20 hours and is nowhere near a completed sync.

I have tried all the suggestions to stop or disable OneDrive I can find on the internet, when I can get on it. OneDrive is hogging the internet and I am at my wits end. I've tried everything I can find to completely stop the sync or disable OneDrive. I actually don't want OneDrive to sync anything automatically for me. At least not everything at once.

Any help would be most appreciated.

OneDrive is causing a lot of problems > search this forum > find suggestions from one end of the spectrum to the opposite end

My suggestion? Stop OneDrive sync while you are still connected to the internet > disconnect from the internet > uninstall OneDrive app > delete OneDrive folders > migrate your user data without interference from OneDrive

Edit: Since 'you put this box together' I think you are computer savvy, but there are tutorials on this site should you need them. Moreover, you could re-install OneDrive from MS Store for free should you be so inclined in the future.

I honestly don't know how to stop it. I've tried everything I could think of and then tried everything I could find on the internet. I have not tried turning the computer off because I am afraid of corrupting something. Any ideas?

Cliff3f said:

I honestly don't know how to stop it. I've tried everything I could think of and then tried everything I could find on the internet. I have not tried turning the computer off because I am afraid of corrupting something. Any ideas?

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Here are a couple pertinent tutorials, there are more if you need more, search Tutorials



You may find the following useful

Thanks for the links. I'll be giving them a try.