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Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For business | Windows
A Microsoft file hosting and synchronization service.
Same issue here. At the moment I don't question how this is happening, but more, how can I get rid of the files that are creating all the headaches. Large Video INSV files. If I pause, Windows will not allow me to delete or move these files. It give an error message indicating something like, "cloud files are paused, cannot blah". I have determined my workflow and process doesn't work with so many files so large. My laptop spends days trying to upload them to the cloud. I'll store them elsewhere on external 2TB SSD USB drive.
Anyone have any ideas of the best process of getting rid of files once OneDrive has determined they need to be uploaded? I worry about breaking something or causing an inconsistent state by going below the surface and just deleting stuff while OneDrive is trying to upload, and the other computer is trying to download. But I don't want to wait days for things to sync up.