Ever want to change the location of your Microsoft OneDrive folder?
We'll show you how!
- Right click the OneDrive taskbar icon and select Settings.
- Click the Unlink OneDrive button under the Account tab. A login screen appears, but you should ignore it for now.
- Launch File Explorer.
- Navigate to and select the OneDrive folder. Unless you moved it previously, it is probably directly under your C:\Users\[your username]\ (ex: C:\Users\Avram) folder. You can get there either by clicking through your C drive or entering the folder name in your address bar.
- Click the Move to button on the Home tab.
- Select Choose location.
- Select the new location and click Move. If you're moving the folder to another drive, select the drive letter.
- Depending on the amount of data in your OneDrive folder, it can take several minutes to complete. Wait for the transfer to complete before proceeding to the next step.
- Enter your email address into the OneDrive app window.
- Select Personal of Work of School (depending on which type of account you have) if prompted to decide why you're signing in.
- Enter your password and click Sign in.
- Click "Change location."
- Navigate to the location where you moved the OneDrive folder and click Select Folder.
- Click Use this location.
- Click Next in the OneDrive window.
- Select which folders to sync (or sync all) and click Next.
- Click Open my OneDrive folder or close the window.
