"The folder you tried to unselect contains the windows documents folder, which is an important folder in windows and is currently pointed to Onedrive"

Anonymous
2023-09-06T05:02:28+00:00

When I try to unsync any folder, this error message appears:

"The folder you tried to unselect contains the windows documents folder, which is an important folder in windows and is currently pointed to Onedrive"

This is a new thing that started happening over the weekend, as I use OneDrive on a daily basis.

Rebuilding all the folders and subdirectories are not an option since they are time-consuming and there is not enough space on my local drive (which is why I am using OneDrive and turning folders on and off).

Microsoft, please sort this out.

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  1. Craig Long 18,630 Reputation points
    2023-09-06T08:27:23+00:00

    Hi MenoraTse,

    Welcome to the Microsoft community.

    To unsync your Documents folder go to the OneDrive Settings > Sync and backup > Manage backup and toggle the Documents folder to OFF.

    The "Choose folders" settings allow you to keep online folders from downloading and syncing to your computer. De-selected folders are removed from your computer and remain online only. The Documents, Desktop, Pictures, Music, and Videos folders cannot be online only and therefore cannot be de-selected.

    I hope that helps. I'll try to help with any questions you may have.

    Best regards,

    Craig

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