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
    2020-04-16T16:15:15+00:00

    Had the same problem, turns out my BitDefender blocked OneDrive from creating a folder in a "protected space". Switched off the protected files function, created the folder and then switched BitDefender back on. Voila!

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-12-11T03:41:18+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

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-11-28T21:38:14+00:00

    Thanks.confirmed my suspicions.

    Only microsoft could take a good product and break it needlessly

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-11-26T07:01:27+00:00

    JustinTurner3 you're right, OD updated itself without my noticing....tried it again and now works as you say.  Thank you so much!

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-11-21T01:02:51+00:00

    You could try this:

    If you have software as Antivirus / Anti Malware / Bit-defender / Tune-Up / Vpn you could stop it and set to restart for the next boot of PC, then copy Onedrive instalator file directly in the new hard drive and run it from there.

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