The best way to delete a file from One. Drive but keep it on your computer is to move it out of your One. Drive folder to another folder on your PC that isn’t within One, and drive. Depending on the urgency, you may then want to empty One. Drive’s Recycle Bin online. The other approach is to unlink One. Drive from your computer entirely.
, remove one Drive from Computer 1 Select the One. Drive cloud icon in the Windows taskbar or Mac menu bar.
If you’re walking away from One. Drive, a different approach is to unlink your computer’s One. Drive folder from One, and drive online. Click on the One. Drive icon in your notification area and click on Settings. In the General tab of the resulting dialog is a link to “Unlink this PC”., one, and drive settings.
, unlink one Drive 1 Select the white or blue One. Drive cloud icon in the taskbar or menu bar.#N#Note: You might need to click the Show hidden 2 Select Help & Settings > Settings. 3 On the Account tab, click Unlink this PC and then Unlink account .
If you want to keep a file, photo, or folder on your computer, but not on One. Drive, use File Explorer (or Mac Finder, if you’re on a Mac) to move the file outside your One. Drive folder to a different folder on your hard drive.
Another frequently asked question is “What to do when your OneDrive is full?”.
When your One. Drive is full, you will need to delete some unnecessary files from it to free up space for new data. For some reason, you may want to delete files from One. Drive but not computer.
How to link OneDrive with account and start syncing files?
To Link (sign in) One. Drive with Account and Start Syncing Files 1 Open One. Drive from the Start menu, or click/tap on the One. Drive icon on the taskbar notification area. You can also open One. Drive by running: %LocalApp, data%microsoft[&one, drive&][&one, and drive&]exe.
How do I unlink my account from a Windows 10 PC?
On the Account tab, click Unlink this PC and then Unlink account.