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StarLordZA
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May 26, 2020
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Folder Rename syncing issue

I have an issue with the company OneDrive creating not properly syncing renamed folders. If someone renames a folder, a brand new folder (with a new name) is created with the same content as the rena...
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  • PDostiyar's avatar
    PDostiyar
    May 27, 2020

    StarLordZA  Yes that is a great idea, most of the time it is hard and time taking but it will give you good insight if there are any new changes to folder structures or renaming the folder names, etc. 

     

    so using the built-in features Copy or Move will be your friends for these migrations from old sites to new sites.

     

    Regards

    Pervaiz Dostiyar

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PDostiyar
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May 26, 2020

StarLordZA  is this happens from Computer synced location only or the same behavior from the web version of the one drive if you rename on the web client, if that is not happening from the web to computer there may be anything wrong with the Onedrive software installed unlinking and deleting and then reinstall Onedrive and sync should resolve this issue.

 

please share your experience if this resolves your issue let us know.

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    StarLordZA
    Copper Contributor
    May 27, 2020

    PDostiyar

    Hi there,

     

    Thank you for your response to my posts. I have had this for a while now and have tried both local and web renames, and still have the same issue. I have even reloaded my macOS because I thought there might have been some software corruption, but no resolve. 

    I think my best bet at the moment would be to create a new site that will contain the updated directory structure and cut the old data from the old site, into the "renamed" folders on the new site. Gradually removing the old site. 

     

    Once all is done I will delete the old site.

     

    Would you advise this as an alternative?

     

    Regards

    Vincent Philander

    • PDostiyar's avatar
      PDostiyar
      Bronze Contributor
      May 27, 2020

      StarLordZA  Yes that is a great idea, most of the time it is hard and time taking but it will give you good insight if there are any new changes to folder structures or renaming the folder names, etc. 

       

      so using the built-in features Copy or Move will be your friends for these migrations from old sites to new sites.

       

      Regards

      Pervaiz Dostiyar

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        StarLordZA
        Copper Contributor
        May 27, 2020

        PDostiyar 

        Hi there,

         

        Yes indeed. I really do appreciate your insight on this matter. I will need to communicate with my team going forward that we need to start doing the above and see how things go from there.

         

        I understand that this will take some time, but any new changes will be very clear to anyone viewing the information.

         

        Again, thank you for your assistance. :smile:

         

        Best Regards

        Vincent Philander

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