Force sync in OneDrive

Hello Oliver,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

Yes, there is a way to force OneDrive to sync manually. Here are the steps:

1. Right-click on the OneDrive icon in the system tray (bottom right corner of the screen).
2. Click on "Help & Settings" and then select "Settings".
3. In the "Account" tab, click on "Unlink this PC" and confirm the action.
4. Sign in again with your Microsoft account and select the folders you want to sync.
5. OneDrive will start syncing the selected folders immediately.

Alternatively, you can also force a manual sync by following these steps:

1. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box.
2. Type "cmd" and press Enter to open the Command Prompt.
3. Type "cd %userprofile%\OneDrive" and press Enter to navigate to the OneDrive folder.
4. Type "onedrive.exe /sync" and press Enter to force a manual sync.

If it still take some time for the files to sync, you can upload the files directly to OneDrive, so other user who needs the file can access it right away. You just need to go to this page Sign in - Microsoft OneDrive and you will have an option to upload the file.

I hope this helps! Please let us know so we can check more options for you.

Regards,

Nhiel T.

Microsoft Moderator

do you mean username when you say "user profile"

these directions do not work

Adding a sync button would be too easy for the users, so the answer is NO.

And to make it work would mean this Microsoft product would become too good, too stable, too user friendly, (you name it) so NO GO I'm afraid.