We can't open this file right now. Make sure OneDrive is running on your PC, then try again.

Anonymous
2018-04-26T17:51:26+00:00

I keep getting this error message when I try to recover my files from OneDrive.

"We can't open this file right now.  Make sure OneDrive is running on your PC, then try again."

These files were on my windows 8 laptop, but it died so I put everything in OneDrive and now I can't access my files!!!!  Help!!!!  My new laptop is running on windows 10.

How do I fix this?  I need these files ASAP!!!!

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage

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Anonymous
2018-06-04T12:39:51+00:00

I found that if you right click on the OneDrive icon (two white clouds) in the system tray (where your time shows) and then choose "Quit OneDrive" and then start it again from the Start Menu, it would let me access my files that previously gave the "We can't open this file right now.  Make sure OneDrive is running on your PC, then try again" error.

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-10-21T12:48:28+00:00

    We can't open this file right now. Make sure OneDrive is running on your PC, then try again.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-10-06T05:04:47+00:00

    **try to search onedrive from start and just open it then go to ur one drive folder (**from My Computer or This PC ) and right click on it and there is an option ofAlways Keep On This PCbelow quick access thing or ur download folder section then ur done !!!!!!!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-09-27T06:48:35+00:00

    YES THANK YOU

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-09-25T18:17:55+00:00

    Thank you.

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