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Rod-F
Jun 22, 2025Iron Contributor
Why doesn't OneDrive ever finish syncing?
I've got a Microsoft 365 Family Edition license, so it comes with 1TB of storage. I've used 49.6 GB of that storage. Every time I log into my Windows machines (both a desktop and a laptop), the white...
Jun 26, 2025
From your actual situation, this is what you can try if it wasn't done before :
- Open OneDrive → Click Help & Settings → "View sync problems"
- Check file types: avoid syncing PST, TMP, Database, or live Office files
- Run: onedrive.exe /reset
- Use Selective Sync to reduce load
- Check file count: avoid syncing over 100,000 files
- Test another network (mobile hotspot or Ethernet)