If OneDrive is syncing files, wait for the process to finish or pause the sync. Before you do this, make sure that OneDrive isn't syncing files. Updating the organization name in the Microsoft 365 admin center doesn't update the name in configured clients. Also, if you’re not a subscriber, you can still keep your free 15 GB of storage.After the organization name is updated in the Microsoft 365 admin center, the OneDrive folder on your local computer still shows the old organization name. While Microsoft no longer offers unlimited storage, it offers 1 TB for each user of a Microsoft 365 subscription. However, you don’t need to sync those files to your local drive. If you don’t want to move the OneDrive folder location, another thing to consider is changing the folders you’re syncing to your PC.įor instance, you can upload your music collection to OneDrive and play it back via Groove Music. When the following dialog message comes up, click Use this location since your data will be merged. Then choose your OneDrive folder from wherever you moved it. While going through the setup wizard, you can change the location of your save folder. In this example, I needed to select Choose location from the drop-down menu to find the external drive I want to move it.Īfter you have the folder moved to its new spot, sign back into OneDrive. Then, use the Move to button under the Home tab on the Ribbon to place it in a new location. Next, open File Explorer and select your OneDrive folder.

The screen to sign back into OneDrive will come up, but ignore that for now.

To get started, right-click the OneDrive icon in the system tray and choose Settings. And that will allow you to save your data to a larger internal or external drive that you plan to keep connected to your PC. Luckily, you can change where OneDrive saves your synced files. It might not be too much of an issue if your PC has a large capacity hard drive, but it can become a problem if you have a laptop with a 128 – 256 GB SSD.

If you’re syncing a lot of data, it can take up a good chunk of your storage space. By default, the data you sync to your PC from OneDrive is stored on your local drive in the User folder.

Modifying onedrive sync settings