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jgphotoarts
Aug 13, 2022Copper Contributor
How to automatically move folders and files to OneDrive
I want to be able to automatically sync to OneDrive other folders besides Desktop, Pictures, and Documents. For instance, I want to also sync my Videos folders and files. I have already added my Vide...
- Aug 13, 2022
Mike, I found out how to do what I want to do. Here are the steps:
You will have to add that folder manually in Onedrive in File Explorer.
1 - Windows key, hold it and press r
2 - Paste following into Run and Enter %userprofile%
3 - Now, here you will find Videos folder. Drag this folder to Onedrive folder.
jgphotoarts
Aug 13, 2022Copper Contributor
Hi MikeWWW. I did that and the folders synced properly. But after that I opened new folders and files on my system but they did not appear in OneDrive. I was hoping that new files and folders added under a folder already being synced to OneDrive on my drive would be automatically synced but they are not. I was hoping that my Videos folder would sync automatically like Desktop, Documents and Pictures, but it does not.
MikeWWW
Aug 13, 2022Iron Contributor
Check which folders are syncing by following the instructions here https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/choose-which-onedrive-folders-to-sync-to-your-computer-98b8b011-8b94-419b-aa95-a14ff2415e85
- jgphotoartsAug 13, 2022Copper Contributor
Mike, I found out how to do what I want to do. Here are the steps:
You will have to add that folder manually in Onedrive in File Explorer.
1 - Windows key, hold it and press r
2 - Paste following into Run and Enter %userprofile%
3 - Now, here you will find Videos folder. Drag this folder to Onedrive folder.