If you’re wondering why One. Drive was housing your Desktop, it’s so that you have access to it on all your Windows 10 systems. This is a way to sync desktop files between multiple systems and give users a more seamless transition between them.
If you look on the “Auto Save” tab of the one drive settings you’ll see that One. Drive allows the Desktop to be saved in One. Drive, which causes the Desktop folder to be placed in One, and drive. Was this reply helpful? Sorry this didn’t help. Thanks for your feedback. How satisfied are you with this reply?
One of the next things we asked ourselves was; why is my OneDrive desktop folder listed as desktop?
Regardless of what you call the folder, it displays as Desktop in the One. Drive file list. If you have three computer desktops syncing to the same One. Drive account, each uses a different folder name but displays as Desktop. With the Desktop folder highlighted, select Select Folder .
One answer is, if you sign into onedrive., and live. Com, you will see your folders there. There should be a desktop folder. That will match the files that are currently on your desktop. I’m not sure why files started showing up on your actual desktop. Perhaps you are also signed into One. Drive on another computer and its desktop is also syncing with One, and drive.
You could be wondering “How do I move the desktop folder out of OneDrive?”
Move desktop folder out of One, and drive. Navigate to the One, and drive folder. It’s still going to be there even if you’ve uninstalled the app. You can find it at the following location; C: Users, your, user, name, one, and drive. Right-click the Desktop folder, and select Properties from the context menu. On the Properties window, go to the Location tab,.
Why onedrive sync desktop?
How to Put My Desktop in the Cloud with One. Drive
Open the Windows File Explorer, right-click Desktop, then select Properties. In the Desktop Properties dialog box, select the Location tab. Select New Folder to create a new folder. Name the new folder Desktop and press Enter. Regardless of what you call the folder, it displays as Desktop in the One. Drive file list.
How do I Sync my Desktop with OneDrive?
Syncing your desktop with One. Drive lets you access files on any device.
What is OneDrive and how does it work?
, with one Drive, 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 One. Drive website at One, and drive., and com.
Even if you never set up One. Drive, and immediately remove it from Windows 10, chances are it will still have an impact on your system. Case in point, the Desktop folder might reside inside the default One, and drive folder. If that’s the case, here’s how you can move the Desktop folder out of One, and drive.
How to stop OneDrive from syncing desktop/Documents/Pictures folders?
Sure enough, there is a better way. The reason why One. Drive doesn’t let you stop syncing Desktop/Documents/Pictures folders is because they are being backed up, which is a separate setting. So… Then you can stop any of these folders from being backed up on One. Drive by clicking on “Stop backup” link.
You can stop the desktop backup by going to the One. Drive Settings > Backup tab > Manage backup > ” Stop backup ” of the Desktop folder. A desktop organizer such as Stardock Fences might help with organizing your desktop.