OneDrive won't reinstall after Force Removal with Geek Uninstaller: existing OneDrive instance"error
a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Hi everyone, I have a OneDrive problem that started as a sign-in issue and has now turned into an install issue. At this point OneDrive won't reinstall on my laptop at all. Setup Laptop: my own personal device (not managed by my school), about 2 years old, Windows reinstalled several times OS: Edition Windows 11 Pro Version 25H2 Installed on 15.04.2026 OS build 26200.9457 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.360.0 Account: school Microsoft 365 account OneDrive: downloaded from the official Microsoft website The original problem When I tried to sign in to OneDrive with my school account, it got stuck in a loading loop right after I entered my email address. It never got any further, so I could never sync my files locally. We don't know what caused it, and no error code ever came up. Signing in with the same school account works fine in other apps like Teams and Outlook. Only OneDrive has the problem. I wasn't able to test with any account other than my own. What we tried with the school IT office Disconnected my school account from Windows (Settings → Accounts → Access work or school) and signed in again Uninstalled and reinstalled OneDrive Reset OneDrive with: %localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset None of this fixed the sign-in loop. Where it broke completely Next, the IT staff removed OneDrive with Geek Uninstaller using "Force Removal". Since then, the OneDrive installer from the Microsoft website won't run. It says there is already a OneDrive instance on the PC that has to be removed first: Current state OneDrive is not listed under Settings → Apps → Installed apps The folder %localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive no longer exists So I can't find any visible trace of OneDrive, but the installer still thinks it's installed I haven't run sfc /scannow or DISM yet, and I haven't tested with a new Windows user What I'm looking for I'd really like to avoid reinstalling Windows again, especially since OneDrive might fail the same way afterwards. I'm hoping for either: A way to clean up whatever is left of OneDrive so it installs properly again, or A workaround to use my OneDrive files locally (in File Explorer, not only in the browser) Thanks to everyone who reads this. I hope it helps others with the same problem too. -Kemal :)
OneDrive Shared Files Not Appearing in “Shared” or Windows 11 File Explorer
Hi everyone, I'm experiencing some issues with shared files in my personal OneDrive and was wondering if anyone has encountered a similar problem or knows how to fix it. Here's the situation: I've shared several Excel files with a friend. Whenever I share a file, she receives an email with a link that allows her to open and edit it without any problems. However, despite the sharing process being successful, the files don't appear in her “Shared” or “Shared with you” section, either on the OneDrive website or in the OneDrive folder on her Windows 11 PC. The only way she can access the files is by going back to the original sharing emails and clicking the links each time. I've already checked the permissions, and both read and write access are correctly configured. However, I haven't been able to find a way to make the files appear directly in her OneDrive or have them synced to her PC. Does anyone have any suggestions or know how to resolve this issue? Thanks in advance for your help!
Recuperação do Onedrive não funciona.
Não sei o que aconteceu, mas nos dias 04 e 08, dois dias que não acessei meu onedrive, milhares de arquivos meus foram deletados. Foram parar na lixeira, tentei de várias formas restaurá-los, mas o onedrive não permite restaurar todos de uma vez e depois de horas tentando, percebi que nunca iria conseguir terminar. Resolvi tentar a restauração do onedrive para o dia 04/09 as 00h00, mas a restauração nunca funciona, para pelo meio do caminho e a todo instante pede nova autenticação, tornando também inviável a recuperação dos arquivos. Não posso perdê-los e amanhã é o prazo de retenção dos arquivos e isso se tornará irreversível. Preciso de ajuda URGENTE para resolver esse problema, pois nada está funcionando e não encontro respostas para solucioná-lo. Tenho várias imagens de tela gravadas provando que depois de horas, nunca sai do 0% e também das constantes solicitações de verificação que impedem a restauração de forma funcional. Espero realmente que resolvam esse problema e restaurem meu onedrive por completo para o dia 04/09 as 00h00 ou precisarei tomar as medidas necessárias por terem eliminado definitivamente meus arquivos sem que eu tivesse a chance de recuperá-los. Agradeço a atenção e aguardo providências URGENTES!Working with ONE DRIVE
Good evening, everyone. I’d like to ask a few questions about OneDrive: If I have OneDrive active and am working on a Word document stored on my local drive, when I finish and click "Save," where is it saved—locally or on OneDrive? If I pause synchronization with OneDrive—or, better yet, uninstall the OneDrive app—what happens to the files currently in the OneDrive cloud? Will they be lost? I would appreciate your feedback. Regards. Luis Fernando.
MCP Integration for OneDrive/SharePoint
Hi OneDrive Team, I'm reaching out to explore Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integration for OneDrive and SharePoint. I am looking to integrate OneDrive/SharePoint data access into ThoughtSpot application using MCP solution. Are there existing MCP server implementations (official or community-driven) for OneDrive/SharePoint? If available, what are the connection endpoints and authentication details needed to set up the MCP server? If no MCP server currently exists, are there any upcoming plan on this and is there any alternate recommended approach present. Also could you please provide a SPOC from your team who can support further discussions and technical guidance on this integration? I'd like to schedule a follow-up conversation to explore the best path forward and discuss the use case. Thanks in advance for your help.OneDrive stuck on "Processing 7 changes" for weeks. Can't identify what the 7 files are.
After upgrading from windows 10 to 11 and reinstalling onedrive several weeks ago, it got stuck "processing 7 changes". It was actually more than 7 at first, but I was able to find some of the files that were stuck and deleting them reduced the number to 7. But now I can't find the last 7 that are stuck processing. The files I managed to find had the wheel icon that indicates they are syncing, but I can't find any more files with that icon now. I have thousands of files in thousand of folders/subfolders, so I can't manually check every folder to see if a file has the syncing icon. Other than that everything seems to be working. Onedrive syncs new files and downloads files on demand correctly. It's just that "processing 7 changes" message never goes away. If Onedrive named the files it was trying to process, I could easily go to them and delete or replace them, but there doesn't seem to be a way to identify the files.
OneDrive desktop client continues to experience authentication problems
We're currently investigating a widespread OneDrive desktop client authentication issue affecting many users. Initially, users experienced continuous login prompt loops. In cases where authentication succeeded, OneDrive would repeatedly connect and disconnect, asking users to re-enter their credentials multiple times. We've already attempted: Resetting OneDrive Uninstalling and reinstalling the client Removing and recreating Windows Credential Manager entries Signing users out and back into Microsoft 365 None of these steps resolved the issue. A key finding is that OneDrive Online (browser access) works normally while connected to the corporate network. Users can access their files through the web without issue. However, the OneDrive desktop client continues to experience authentication problems. Today we identified an interesting workaround: when users connect through an external network (such as a mobile hotspot), OneDrive immediately authenticates and syncs successfully. Once we go back on the corporate network and reset OneDrive, the issue returns. No firewall, VPN, or known network configuration changes have been made, and current reviews have not shown any obvious blocked traffic. Given that: OneDrive Online works internally The desktop client fails internally The desktop client works externally (hotspot) We're trying to determine what network, authentication, proxy, DNS, SSL inspection, Conditional Access, or Microsoft 365 endpoint-related issue could be impacting the OneDrive desktop client specifically. Has anyone encountered similar behavior or have recommendations on where to investigate next?
😅 OneDrive Upload/Download Speed Help
Does anyone know of how I can improve my OneDrive download speeds? I cannot get my computer to download from OneDrive faster than 3.5-4.7Mbps. I've ensured my OneDrive settings do NOT limit my downloads I went so far as to plug my computer directly into my modem; even with 350Mpbs download and 650Mbps upload - still limited to really sub-4.0Mbps download speed from OneDrive. I understand my laptop hardware isn't limiting anything: CPU - 11th gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @2.40GHz Memory - 2x 16gb DDR4 Thank you for any and all recommendations, exploratory questions, or knowledge sharing!!!
