one drive error "your onedrive folder can't be created in the location you selected"

Anonymous
2019-11-19T10:19:58+00:00

I have this error "your onedrive folder can't be created in the location you selected" I had onedrive working fine on my computer for a long time then over the weekend it stopped working and now I have this error. I have tried the following

  1. Remove Onedrive and reinstall it.
  2. It works on other drives but I want all my Data on my Data drive
  3. I have trie downloading and installing OneDrive to the targeted drive, check if the OneDrive can recognize the drive as a right location. You can have a try to see the result, this I can do but it keeps coming up with the same error
  4. I have right clicked my targeted drive >  properties > Security > and checked that I have the Full control permission of the drive.
  5. Create a new test Windows user profile to see the result.

As the issue persists here is the information below:

  1. I attach a screenshot about the drive property showing the NTFS format and
  2. A screenshot about the error message.

Please let me know how I can fix this

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-12-15T21:56:13+00:00

    thank you!!!!

    all sorted. Damit microsoft, you made me waste alot of time and productivity. thank you for finally fixing this issue and never ever break your product again like this!!!!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-12-11T22:48:40+00:00

    it also worked for me

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-12-11T15:58:18+00:00

    Yes. Successful. Windows update has restored OneDrive on D:.  Method used as above.

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  4. Craig Long 18,635 Reputation points
    2019-12-11T05:16:02+00:00

    As The Royal Air Force would say: "Bingo!"  IE you hit the target chaps (and Chapesses) Here in NZ we've just had a windows update. That inspired me to try one of the OneDrive Fixes.

    So Stop OneDrive, Go to Add/Remove programmes and uninstall Onedrive.

    Go to the MS OneDrive site and download the latest version. During the configuration/sign-in Process there appears (on one of the screens) a checkbox "Get OneDrive Insider Preview Updates before the Release". I clicked that and immediately OneDrive started downloading. When the download and automatic install had completed, my problem was FIXED!

    I can now move my local copy of OneDrive to my big internal disc and get it off the SSD (Which was WAY too small)

    Brilliant work again; you would get that from the money grabbing, no social conscience team at A???e

    That's the best answer for now!

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-12-07T21:59:52+00:00

    Try to set the checkbox I've mentioned above. You should become a working beta then. I think it's the smartest workaround at the moment! Alternatively, you can downgrade and block the Update as mentioned before.

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