The problem basically occurs because of the Windows upgrade and drive name. Since the Sky. Drive and One. Drive names are different, your system treats them differently and hence the 2 separate folders.
Some have found that this is because the Desktop, Documents, and Pictures folders exist both under This PC and One. Drive, which might make them easy to mix up. When you stop protecting a folder, existing files stay in One. Drive and new files save to your PC. Need more help?
Why does one person have multiple OneDrive accounts?
One person may have multiple One. Drive accounts for different reasons. He or she may have given access of some of these One. Drive accounts to other persons. Therefore, he or she wants to sync these accounts that managed by other persons to a folder of the One. Drive account that owned by himself or herself only.
The first case: There are two One. Drive locations with the same data. Almost as if there is one for local and one for online (Both have the same data.). However, I believe this happens when we are migrating a user’s data over to a new computer from their old one (Old Machine.).
Should I Save my Files in OneDrive or another account?
If you have a PC with limited storage, it’s better to save the files in One, and drive only. Another benefit is that you can access the files from any device. You can even add multiple One. Drive accounts to your computer. If you decide to keep One. Drive, check the tips to make the most out of One, and drive.
What is OneDrive and how do I use it?
You can back up your important folders on your PC (your Desktop, Documents, and Pictures folders) with One. Drive, so they’re protected and available on other devices. Important: If you’re surprised that your files are saving to One. Drive, see Files save to One. Drive by default in Windows 10.
This is especially useful if you are going to be working on files in a single device, and don’t need to have any redundancy of files in the cloud. Go to One, and drive settings.
Why does OneDrive for business take so long to load?
It’s entirely likely with this confusion and the slow internet it becomes bottlenecked and gives errors. You can wait for it to sort itself out, or unlink One. Drive, restart PC, then sign back into it and confirm the Files on Demand setting is correct and the files you want on this PC are specified again during the brief setup routine.
Short answer, you can stop files from going to One. Drive in three easy steps: 1 Go to One, and drive settings. 2 Click the taskbar icon > click “More (three dots)” in the pop-up window. You can select how long to pause the process, 2 hours, 8 hours, or 24 hours.
Does one drive get backed up?
By default, One. Drive files are backed up with Carbonite if you selected the Automatic setup option when you initially installed. If you are unsure whether these files have been selected for backup, you can navigate to them within Windows Explorer to check.
Why does Windows Explorer show multiple OneDrive Files when backing up?
When backing up your One. Drive, just copy the contents, not the One, and drive. In most instances, multiple One. Drive are just a cosmetic issue. Here are 3 variations / scenarios: Both the folders have the same exact data and sync correctly. This means that the problem is only limited to what the Windows Explorer is showing.
How much data can I back up in OneDrive for business?
You can back up a maximum of 5 GB of files in One. Drive for free, or up to 1 TB with a Microsoft 365 subscription.
One question we ran across in our research was “How to schedule OneDrive auto backup?”.
More importantly, you can click “Add File” or “Add Folder” to choose the files to be backed up. Then, hit on the grey down arrow on “Step 2” to select One. Drive as your backup destination., schedule one Drive auto backup.
Yes, MS does provide some “backup” of files in One. Drive, BUT YOU CANNOT DEPEND ENTIRELY ON MS! You need to have an independent backup of your files, to another cloud provider (ie google or dropbox etc), or some local storage like disk drive / tape drive. Choose which One. Drive folders to sync to your computer.