Why can't i see the settings for OneDrive when i right click on the OneDrive icon in my Taskbar?

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Hi there,&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm hoping that someone&nbsp; will be able to help me with this issue that i'm having. I'm trying to access my OneDrive settings because my folders are not syncing. So that i can synchronize them, i know i have to go to my OneDrive settings. When i right click on the OneDrive icon in the taskbar, there is no "settings" option that comes up, which is really weird because i have seen it there before and i know that it should be there.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any help here will be appreciated.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thank you,&nbsp;&nbsp;Sean.

mike williams · Answer

Sean_P_s3016183&nbsp; Does&nbsp;anything come up?&nbsp;&nbsp;What happens if you go into Explorer, locate the OneDrive folder and right-click to get Settings?&nbsp;If nothing comes up in either case, try the troubleshooting steps that Microsoft has published.

sean_p_s3016183 · Answer

Mike Williams&nbsp;it's not in explorer either, nor can it be found by right clicking on the onedrive icon in the taskbar.&nbsp;Last time you told me to follow these troubleshooting steps,&nbsp;&nbsp;https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/fix-onedrive-sync-problems-0899b115-05f7-45ec-95b2-e4cc8c4670b2which were to fix onedrive sync problems. Is it the same troubleshoot that i need to follow or is there another one?&nbsp;

sondeep · Answer

Sean_P_s3016183&nbsp; Same with me. When I am right clicking the onedrive icon on the bottom right of the screen it is not expanding/ nothing happening. It used to work previously.&nbsp;

danski0224 · Answer

Sondeep&nbsp;&nbsp;On my computer, in the "Desktop" folder, there is a cloud icon for OneDrive. Mine says "OneDrive - Personal".&nbsp;When you find this cloud icon, right click and then go to Settings, click on Settings.&nbsp;Then click on the Backup tab.&nbsp;Make sure that the boxes next to " Save photos and Videos..." and "Save Screenshots..." are NOT checked.&nbsp;Click on "Manage Backup" (section above the checkboxes mentioned above).&nbsp;Then you will see "Manage Folder Backup".&nbsp;Uncheck each one and confirm each one.&nbsp;The normal default location (C: drive) will be restored. You can verify this with right click&gt;Properties&gt;Location for the Desktop, Documents and Pictures folders.&nbsp;OneDrive will create a link that says "Where are My Files" in each of those locations.&nbsp;Click on it, then copy/paste stuff that you want to put onto the local drive. OneDrive will not automatically send the stuff back to the local machine.&nbsp;Once you have moved stuff back to the local machine, then go back into OneDrive settings and go to account and pick "Unlink this PC".&nbsp;Then delete the "Where are my Files" shortcuts in those folders. They will not work anyways, once the PC is unlinked.

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Why can't i see the settings for OneDrive when i right click on the OneDrive icon in my Taskbar?

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