It designed to enable users to easily manage, sync and transfer files.
Use OneDrive on your Windows PC or Mac to access your favorite things on all your favorite devices, including desktops, tablets and mobile phones. 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.OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) is a free cloud storage from Microsoft on any device, anytime.
How to cancel an upload or stop a download 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. Tap X that appears in the upper left corner of the app icon. Go to the Home Screen, tap and hold on the OneDrive app icon Go to Settings and select Storage/Memory.
If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. On the General tab, at Attributes, check the Hidden box.Ĭlick the Start button, then in the search box, type Add Programs, and then, in the list of results, click Programs and Features.Ĭlick Microsoft OneDrive, and then click Uninstall. To hide OneDrive from File Explorer, open File Explorer and in the folder list on the left, right-click OneDrive and then click Properties. On the Metered connections tab, turn off all the switches. On the Sync settings tab, under Sync settings with OneDrive, turn off the switch at Sync your settings on this PC. On the Camera roll tab, select Don't upload photos and turn off the switch at Automatically upload videos to OneDrive.
On the File Storage tab, turn off the switch at Save documents to OneDrive by default. Go to PC Settings, using the PC Settings tile in the Start menu, or swipe in from the right edge of the screen, select Settings, and then select Change PC settings. In your computer's Start menu, press and hold or right-click the OneDrive tile, and then select Unpin from Start. Important: Beginning January 1, 2022, we are ending support for selected OneDrive desktop apps running on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1. This removes the OneDrive icon from the Notifications area. One more time, select Help & Settings and select Quit OneDrive. On the General tab, next to Attributes, check the Hidden box. Open File Explorer, right-click OneDrive, and then click Properties. Close the Welcome to OneDrive box that appears. On the Account tab, click Unlink OneDrive. This step removes all OneDrive files from your computer, but leaves them on .Ĭlick OK to save your changes in the Settings box. (The first check selects all the boxes, then the uncheck clears them all.) Click OK to close the box and return to settings. In the Sync your OneDrive files to this PC box, check and uncheck the box at Sync all files and folders in my OneDrive. On the Account tab, click Choose folders. On the Auto Save tab, set the Documents and Pictures lists to This PC only, and uncheck the other boxes. On the Settings tab, uncheck all the boxes under General. Select Start, type OneDrive in the search box, and then select OneDrive in the search results. If the icon doesn't appear in the notification area, OneDrive might not be running. Note: You might need to click the Show hidden icons arrow next to the notification area to see the OneDrive icon.