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VasilMichev
Jun 04, 2018MVP
"Documents 1" folder auto-created, what is it for?
So, this "Documents 1" folder just appeared in my root ODFB location. Despite what the popup window describes, this is NOT the Windows Documents folder, which is actually redirected and syncing just ...
Syedhamjath
Sep 14, 2020Copper Contributor
The only way to remove this auto creation folder is to uninstall one drive from the machine and sync in different location. Remove all unwanted folder from the location and rest will work just fine.
By default OneDrive folder is created in your user profile and there is already a Document folder in user profile. Hence, the application create new folder every time when it starts. It is bug in OneDrive sync. Even if you uninstall the OneDrive with this bug, these folder gets recreated again and again by windows explorer.
I removed OneDrive completely from my laptop due to this behavior and I don't trust one drive any more.
By default OneDrive folder is created in your user profile and there is already a Document folder in user profile. Hence, the application create new folder every time when it starts. It is bug in OneDrive sync. Even if you uninstall the OneDrive with this bug, these folder gets recreated again and again by windows explorer.
I removed OneDrive completely from my laptop due to this behavior and I don't trust one drive any more.