If you have no accounts signed in to OneDrive

If you don't have Windows 10 or Office 2016, install the Windows version of the new OneDrive sync app. If you're using Windows 10, your computer already has the OneDrive app installed - skip to step 2. If you're not using Microsoft 365 Apps for business, see Sync SharePoint files with the OneDrive for Business sync app (Groove.exe).

If you use Microsoft 365 Apps for business, you can also sync files from your SharePoint sites. This article describes how to download the OneDrive sync app and sign in with your personal account, or work or school account, to get started syncing. Whenever you’re online, any changes that you or others make will sync automatically. You can work with your synced files directly in File Explorer and access your files even when you’re offline. If you add, change, or delete a file or folder in your OneDrive folder, the file or folder is added, changed, or deleted on the OneDrive website and vice versa. With OneDrive, you can sync files between your computer and the cloud, so you can get to your files from anywhere - your computer, your mobile device, and even through the OneDrive website at. If you still need help, select Contact Support to be routed to the best support option.Īdmins should view Help for OneDrive Admins, the OneDrive Tech Community or contact Microsoft 365 for business support.Important: Beginning January 1, 2022, we are ending support for selected OneDrive desktop apps running on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1. The file or folder already exists in OneDriveįor help with your Microsoft account and subscriptions, visit Account & Billing Help.įor technical support, go to Contact Microsoft Support, enter your problem and select Get Help. Also, if you're choosing folders on two computers and you create a new folder on computer A that you want to sync to computer B, you'll need to go to computer B and select the new folder there. The sync settings you choose are unique to each computer unless you're syncing everything everywhere. The folder and its contents will still be available online.

If you uncheck a folder you are syncing to your computer, the folder will be removed from your computer.

Modifying onedrive sync settings