How to remove an email account from my one drive.

Kelly E Holmes 0 Reputation points
2026-07-29T20:59:28.65+00:00

There are 2 email accounts linked to my one drive account and I want to delete the no primary account but when I go to settings and delete the email account, very shortly it pops back in and my one drive uses that account as the default account.

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Android
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  1. Ben4724 4,400 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-07-29T22:02:09.92+00:00

    Hi there!

    I just want to confirm, are you accessing OneDrive app on an Android device? Normally for Android, the steps should be as follows:

    1. Tap profile icon or Me tab (usually in the upper-left or lower-right corner, depending on the app version).
    2. Tap Settings.
    3. Select the account you want to remove.
    4. Tap Sign out or Remove account

    Though since you mentioned you already tried this, the next best step is to remove the account from your Android's settings. Just go to your phone's Settings > Go to Passwords & accounts, Accounts, or Users & accounts (This depends on what android device or brand you are using but try to find similar settings about password and accounts) > Find the Microsoft account you want to remove on the lists and remove the account from there.

    After removing the unwanted account, reopen the OneDrive app and sign in using only your preferred Microsoft account to see if this will resolve the problem.

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