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Onedrive status icon folder stuck on Sync Pending in file explorer
I have the very same folder sync issues. I am only using the folders by myself, so there isn't any sharing issue with others.
What helped me was just changing folder names and change them back again. The key is that you need to be patient.
So what I did:
- Change the folder name for the folder with sync errors. I just added a number after the folder name.
- OneDrive will sync the folder name and the sync status will be correct again.
- Wait for a day (maybe you are able to wait less, but this is what I did).
- Change the folder name back again to the original name.
- OneDrive will sync the folder name and the sync status will be correct again.
If you change the folder name and after a minute change the folder name back again to the original name, the sync errors will occur again.
Hope this will help you (and others) too!
First I had to disable "Hide protected operating System files" and delete all the un-synced temp files (most started with "~") per the instructions from jaymzwood
That fixed the sync status of most of the folders, but there were still a few stragglers that had this issue--but no hidden temp files.
Then I followed soepah method to rename those folders and wait 5-10 seconds for the icon to turn green, then rename them back. The icon would turn back to sync, but change to green again within a few seconds.
All the folders are green now--yay! And MS still hasn't fixed this bug as of April 2021--boo!
Jon Larson I also have this issue happening to me in the last day and can not gain any solution from the above forum.
Just wondering where to go next ? Has anyone any idea ?
