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OneDrive has stopped syncing

The cloud icon is grey or has a warning. Locally changed files are not showing up for colleagues.

Try this first

  1. 1Click the OneDrive cloud in the system tray. Is there an error or a file flagged as conflicting? Click and follow the prompt.
  2. 2No cloud icon? Restart OneDrive: Windows key > "OneDrive" > open.
  3. 3On "sign in again": Settings > Account > "Unlink this PC", then sign back in with your work account.
  4. 4Check free disk space. Under ~1 GB OneDrive stops syncing. Free space, or set files to "Online only".
  5. 5A file with a quirky name (& or \ or #)? Rename it. OneDrive fails silently on illegal characters.

When to bring us in

Getting error codes like 0x8004... or 0x80070005? Send them to us; we will look them up.

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