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Onedrive issues on Windows 11
I have updated my windows to 11 (build 22000.132) and I am experiencing an issue on OneDrive. When I open the file explorer and click on the OneDrive folders, it takes long time to open my folders and sometimes it even freezes. Every time I click on the folder, it appears to be loading (as the mouse cursor would become a little small blue circle). Even tough I keep my folders and files on my local drive, the issue still persists. The folder loading behavior is normal on other non-OneDrive related folders in my local drives.
I experienced similar issues on my NAS-related folders and I suspect this issues would exist in network drives.
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- I installed those 2 registry keys so I'm now using the old Explorer with the old context editor. Opening files on OneDrive is still painfully slow. Tried closing my 2 OneDrive apps but that made no difference. Even when they aren't running, opening files within my OneDrive folder is very slow. Opening files in any other folders (not on OneDrive) are as fast as they should be.
I hope Microsoft is reading this and trying to understand what grief they are putting their users through. Seriously contemplating reverting back to Win 10 unless a proper fix comes out in the next few days. - I have exactly the same problem which started as soon as I upgraded to Win 11. None of the suggested fixes or workarounds have solved the issue for me. This is an appalling situation. Accessing work folders and files is so slow, my work productivity is grinding to a halt. Please get it fixed Microsoft ASAP. this is really hurting.
The solution described here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-11/onedrive-issues-on-windows-11/m-p/2914024/highlight/true#M1113) worked for me (turning off OneDrive and turning back on the first run), however, there are other factors that may take to consideration. For example hard drive. If you don't have SSD drive, then time to upgrade.
Also worth restoring the old view of File Explorer known from Windows 10 (1) and the old layout of the context menu (2) which will improve speed altogether.
The method (1) and (2) I described on my blog (in Polish):
https://dariusz.wieckiewicz.org/windows-11-dzien-po-dniu/
You can translate the page or just download two registry files that need to be run to add changes. Then reboot the computer and see if that help.
- https://dariusz.wieckiewicz.org/pobierz/file_explorer_old_behaviour.reg.7z
- https://dariusz.wieckiewicz.org/pobierz/file_explorer_right_click.reg.7z
Assume that you add Automation to shutdown OneDrive on start into Startu-up folder?dazuk It works for me, improve a lot, and now I can work faster.
Hope to use it until Microsoft gives us a better solution.
Thanks for that.
Matthew888 just yesterday was released Windows 11 for my laptop (Lenovo E580), I have de same problem navegation and manipulating the files in onedrive syncronizated folders. Since Windows 10 I used the new app OneDrive and this work ok on Windows 11, but is necesary the same experience in th File Explorer.
Is there any ETA for rolling out this issue fix from Microsoft?
Hope Microsoft will sort this out quickly, but don't hold your breath for that.
I just dropped small .bat file into Start-up folder
"%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"folder that will shutdown and turn back on OneDrive just after logging in into system.
Call it as you want, for example onedrive-temp-fix.bat with following content:
@echo off "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDrive.exe" /shutdown start "" "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDrive.exe"dazuk i'm very sorry to say, but this solution didn't worked for me either.
OneDrive is as slow as before, every folder-opening takes around 3-5 seconds, and if there is a file clicked on most of the time i come into the name-changing procedure.
This issue does really affect my user-experience of Windows 11.
Hello, I had a similar issue in Windows 11 File Explorer, with a "blue circle" mouse cursor appearing when trying to access to any file located in OneDrive, blocking a correct file access. In my case it was due to an issue (conflict?) with the desktop Apple iCloud Drive application. It could be fixed using the indications mentioned in the post below, although originally the post concerned Windows 10:
'As long as I was trying to access files, if I had iCloud Drive downloaded and signed in but not running on my computer, the glitch would happen.
Either opening iCloud Drive or uninstalling it makes OneDrive work great!'
https://superuser.com/questions/1519126/window-freezes-on-opening-cloud-files
- For sure they need community to test First, they need to be sure that others problem won't appear together with this solution...
I am facing same issue - I have performed clean install for onedrive but no luck.
- I am testing W11 before my company will move into it and the issue with OneDrive is annoying. None of the solutions here solving it.
The annoyed think is, if you click on anything on one drive your cursor skiping for like 30 seconds between coursor and spinning wheel (for like 1sec in between). Not possible to work like that. - It's terrible that this still is a thing in the public release of Windows 11.
If my folder is called "Documents" and I type the keys d-o-c to jump to this folder, it takes forever until it goes there (because with every letter, it jumps to the first folder matching the pattern, and then takes at least a second to load. SOLVED for me: Press F11 to enter File Explorer full-screen, which disables the new-style File Explorer menu bar. Navigation gets a lot snappier.
Why does this happen? Something something about OneDrive and/or the new File Explorer menu bar.
My computer: Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio, Windows 11. 16 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX3050. OneDrive running.
Hat tip: This thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows11/comments/q26tvm/windows_11_slow_file_explorer/
HoneyPercent This works for me. I'm on Windows 11 Version 21H2, OS Build 22000.258. Anyway, if you pause the sync function, file explorer will just operate as smooth as usual.
This issue also perhaps have something to do with option "Save space and download files as you use them" in OneDrive Settings. I have two drives, one of them running with that enabled and the other disabled. If I pause the drive with that option disabled, file explorer will operate normally, while on the other hand, the drive with that option enabled doesn't seem to affect file explorer's performance at all, whether it is paused or not.
This is an issue for me as well. I upgraded from Win10 to Win11 at the weekend. Noticed the slow Windows Explorer issue and eventually tracked it down to OneDrive being the culprit. I am running both a personal OneDrive and business OneDrive.
The only work around I've found to get Explorer back working is to:
* Clean reboot and login
* Wait for all startup process to settle down
* Wait for both my OneDrive icons to finish syncing
* Right-click and Close OneDrive on both icons in the notification tray
* Start a Windows Explorer session and ensure speed is back to normal
* Start the OneDrive App manually
Explorer seems to behave now until the next reboot.
Hoping there is a fix coming soon for this... I use Explorer extensively.
Rgds
Chris
Nice workaround, it seems more responsive in fullscreen. Before this I tried nearly everything (reinstalling onedrive, windows 11 reset) but nothing seems to be a real solution to that. Moreover my OneDrive clients (personal and business) are both using a lot of CPU without reason.
Definitely the worst Windows Upgrade in my life (and I expirenced the ones for WinME and Vista...)
- This doesnt fix it for me, its still laggy
- have the same problem... and the problem persists even after i rollback to windows 10. I have even downloaded all the contents in the folder onto the PC, but still no luck.
Matthew888 I have the same issue, a clean install on a Windows Surface 2 Laptop.
