Why I have 2 Onedrives in File Explorer?

Anonymous
2024-07-25T14:50:54+00:00

i just noticed that i have 2 onedrives on my device. Both are exactly the same and contain the same files. They don't cause any errors but I wonder if there is any way to delete one of them.

There is also another onedrive folder in C:\Users\Hao\OneDrive which is similar to the two above. Sorry if I didn't explain clearly, I'm not a native speaker

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-11-10T21:16:20+00:00

    I have a similar problem with OneDrive and OneDrive Personal. The OneDrive Personal was set up with the initial offering of 50gig of space with a Live email and when we subscribed to Microsoft 365 I used our company email address.

    The two drives are not connected which is a problem. I have two versions of files that are not identical.

    We really need help with this.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-12T12:40:02+00:00

    Thanks for your reply William

    As I mentioned I don’t edit the registry. I did at one time but not now

    It looks like our problems are different but still have to delete one of the OneDrives. I know which one but the data in each OneDrive is different.

    Someone local suggested I make a backup of the Personal OneDrive and then delete it

    I am using this in a business application and reluctant to try it.

    Struggle along.

    We might move to a non Microsoft product. Might. E less complicated and with better support.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-06T09:45:43+00:00

    Hi,

    same problem for me (Windows 11 Pro) with 2 "link" to OneDrive directly in 1st level in Explorer.exe after Home/Computer (in French Bureau).

    They appear like "<My name> : personal"

    I've found in CLSID 2 keys related to OneDrive, one with "OneDrive : personal", and the other only "OneDrive".

    But this tip didn't worked for me.

    Even after rebooting for one of the 2 IDs, the value "1" reappear for the name "System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree"

    Instead, I've found an other solution, still in Registry.

    Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace

    I'd 2 "folders" (or keys) related to OneDrive (the same IDs I've found in official MS tip).

    I've renamed the key related to the ID of "OneDrive : personal".

    In my case :

    \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\REMOVED_TO_AVOID_DUPLICATE_{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}

    No need to reboot (or killing explorer.exe), only closing all Explorer windows and launching a new one with WIN+E

    EDIT (some hours later) : it's not fully OK, because I've seen that some times after renaming this entry, it's appear again in the registry (and I've twice again the OneDrive link)

    EDIT 2 (next day) : after a disconnect/reconnect, and applying again the same tips as upper, no more (for the moment) twice times the link to my OneDrive personnal (I cross my fingers 🤞)

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-08-01T15:09:15+00:00

    Sorry for the late reply. I am currently having some other issues unrelated to this, and I had to unlink OneDrive from my laptop. So, I have not checked if the solution you provided will solve the problem of having 2 OneDrive folders. I have consulted some users with the same laptop model as me who also have the same problem. So, I think this is probably just a model manufacturer issue. However, I really appreciate your support. I will reply as soon as there is any notable update

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-07-30T09:44:30+00:00

    Dear Hảo Chung,

    We haven't received a reply from you.

    Not sure if your solution by changing the registry will help you to successfully remove one of the OneDrive icons next to Explorer successfully?

    You can also reply to us with any updates.

    Best Regards,

    Zenobia.Z | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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