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Shorten local OneDrive path to avoid windows path length limitations
When we set up OneDrive for business, we keep the same local path on every pc: c:\OneDrive Since our company name is quite long, every synced SharePoint will be somthing like: c:\OneDrive\veryveryverylongcompanyname\project_xxxx Currently we are moving some local network drive folders to SharePoint or Outlook Groups and are facing path length conflicts due to the long base path. Any way to shorten your company name without changing it globally?
OneDrive personal account not signing in 0x800704cf
OneDrive app (Windows 11) personal account has stopped working. Stuck on signing in. After unlinking PC and attempting to sign in again as part of troubleshooting it comes up with a message about not being connected to the internet. 0x800704cf. But the sign in works on a business account on the same PC. Does anyone have a fix? I have tried the following: restarting OneDrive reinstalling OneDrive clearing cahed credentials reseting OneDrive firewall/antivirus disable check check date and time settings web sign in works
Files are gone, folderstructure is there
Dear community, I have a one drive account with a extensive folder structure. Today I noticed that the folderstructure is intact (on my laptop and online) but the files are mostly gone for 90%, here and there a folder with some files. My account is a personal 356, have 1 terrabyte. I tried to restore the drive through the instructions I found online by Microsoft, go to settings, one drive restore, check recycle bin, etcetera. Nothing helped. I did not deleted the files manually. I honestly do not know what to do? Tried to get in contact with Microsoft but that is totally impossible. Is there anyone that has expirienced this also? I use onedrive now for many years and never had this. Please help
OneDrive for Android: Camera Backup keeps uploading screenshots
Hi all, Every so often when I check OneDrive, I see my Android phone has uploaded screenshots as well as camera photos. In the Android app, when I check the Camera Backup setting, the "Back up device folders" has the setting "Camera, Screenshots" However, when I click that value, and go into the "Organise new backups in subfolders" list, the Screenshots folder is _not_ actually selected as one to be uploaded. If I turn the folder on, then off, OneDrive will temporarily not upload images from my Screenshot folder. But eventually, it decide that again it should do this. How do I make this behaviour stop permanently? P.
anyone else keeping files on two clouds just in case onedrive goes down?
hey everyone seen a few posts here about files going missing or sync just stopping randomly and it got me thinking about how much we all just trust one cloud completely my situation is i have onedrive for work, google drive for stuff i share with clients, and dropbox still has old project files from years ago that i never got around to moving. so im constantly opening three different tabs just to find one file. pretty annoying honestly couple months back onedrive just didnt sync a folder for a few days. i only found out when i needed something on another laptop. nothing was actually lost but it made me a bit nervous about having everything in one place with no backup plan so i started looking for something that just shows all three drives together. found a tool called All Cloud Hub (allcloudhub.com) and been using it since. it puts all your connected drives into one dashboard so you can search across all of them at once instead of checking each one separately. you can also move files directly from onedrive to google drive without downloading anything to your computer first which saves a lot of time it connects through oauth so your login details never go to them and your files stay in your own accounts. nothing gets copied to their servers. free plan covers up to 3 cloud accounts which was enough for me wont fix microsofts sync issues obviously but at least if something breaks on one side your files are still somewhere else does anyone else do something like this or is it just me being paranoid lol
Unable to @ mention external collaborators in comments within Office online files
Is anyone aware of whether Microsoft will someday enable the ability to @ mention users who do not belong to the M365 tenant within comments in Office online files? I've attached a screenshot of what this looks like in a Word Online file in OneDrive. There are a number of Microsoft feedback posts about this, but it really feels like an unnecessary gap in functionality. Anyone have any insights on roadmap?
Critical Sync Failure on macOS: Local data ignores Sync Engine unless manually opened
Environment: OS: macOS 15.7.4 (Sequoia) OneDrive Version: v.25.224.1116 File Provider: Apple File Provider (CloudStorage) framework The Problem: I am experiencing a persistent failure where OneDrive for Mac refuses to index or upload files moved into the local directory. The sync only triggers if I manually open each file or subdirectory, making bulk data management impossible. Files copied into ~/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-Personal remain in a "Pending" or "Online-only" state indefinitely. Standard "User Intent" triggers (opening the file) work, but the background daemon (fileproviderd) does not acknowledge local filesystem changes (FSEvents). Troubleshooting Already Attempted: 1) Standard Resets: Ran ResetOneDriveApp.command and OneDrive.app/Contents/MacOS/OneDrive /reset. 2) CLI Overrides: Attempted open /Applications/OneDrive.app --args -Settings (only opens Finder). 3) Metadata Clearing: Used xattr -rc to strip extended attributes and find . -exec touch {} to force timestamps; neither triggered the sync engine. 4) FileProvider Utility: fileproviderctl materialize is unresponsive or deprecated in this build. 5) Re-mounting: Attempted /unmount and manual cache clearing in Group Containers, but the UI remains "headless"—the Menu bar icon opens a Finder window instead of the Settings menu. Current State: OneDrive is functionally a "Pull-only" service. It downloads changes made on other devices, but will not "Push" local changes unless I recursively open every directory manually. Question: Is there a known method to force a full re-index of the File Provider local database when the standard reset flags fail to re-register the FSEvents observer?URGENT: OneDrive Restore Completed but Files Missing – No Engineer Assigned Since Dec 27
Hello, I am posting here as a last resort after more than 6 weeks of unresolved support. On December 26, 2025, I accidentally deleted a large number of files and emptied the Recycle Bin. On December 27, 2025, I immediately initiated a full OneDrive restore to a snapshot from December 19, 2025. The restore job shows: • Restore status: Completed • Thousands of restore events processed • However, hundreds of events failed (Save Conflict, Item Not Found in Recycle Bin) My storage usage dropped significantly (from 10+ GB to ~2.7 GB), and thousands of photos never reappeared. Restore logs show: • Multiple “Save Conflict” errors • Multiple “Item Not Found in Recycle Bin” errors • Backend SharePoint references (SPException) I opened an official support case on December 27, 2025. The current status still says: “A support agent is being assigned to your request.” No OneDrive engineer has contacted me in over a month. I am a paying Microsoft 365 subscriber. My questions: 1. Is there a way to confirm whether backend snapshot data still exists? 2. Does “Restore Completed” guarantee that the backend restore fully executed? 3. Can Save Conflict errors prevent large portions of data from being re-materialized? 4. Is escalation to the OneDrive backend team still possible beyond front-line support? This is not a basic user error case. The restore logs clearly show backend-level operations. If anyone from the OneDrive engineering team is monitoring this forum, I am urgently requesting technical escalation. Thank you.
