OneDrive on Mac: OneDrive folder always opens at startup - How can I stop this?

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To stop the OneDrive folder from automatically opening at startup on your Mac, follow these steps:

On macOS:

1. Prevent OneDrive from Opening the Folder:
• Open System Settings (or System Preferences depending on your macOS version).
• Go to Users & Groups.
• Click on your user account.
• Click on Login Items (or the "Login Items" tab).
• Look for OneDrive in the list. If it's there, select it and click the minus (-) button to remove it from startup items.
• Note: If OneDrive isn't listed here, it's likely not adding itself as a startup item but still opens the folder due to its own behavior.
2. Check OneDrive Preferences:
• Open OneDrive from the menu bar (the cloud icon).
• Click on the Settings (gear) icon and choose Preferences.
• Under the General tab, uncheck any option that says "Start OneDrive automatically when I sign in to my Mac."
• There isn't a specific setting to stop the folder from opening directly, but this ensures OneDrive doesn't run until you start it manually.

On Windows:

1. Task Manager:
• Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open the Task Manager.
• Go to the Startup tab.
• Find OneDrive in the list, right-click it, and select Disable.
2. Registry Editor (Advanced Users):
• Open the Registry Editor by typing regedit in the search box.
• Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
• Look for an entry related to OneDrive and delete it (only if you're sure about this and have a backup).

Note: Disabling the startup behavior on Windows may affect how OneDrive syncs at startup, so be sure to manually start OneDrive if needed.

These steps should help stop the OneDrive folder from opening automatically on startup on both macOS and Windows. The text and steps were edited with the help of AI.

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