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How to Reset OneDrive in Windows 11 | Fix Sync Issues

In this guide, we will show you the steps to reset the OneDrive app on your Windows 11 PC. There are already quite a few players in the cloud file hosting services, and a slew of others are entering with free GBs. However, in spite of this cut-throat competition, the offering from Microsoft has managed to maintain a stronghold in this segment. No doubt one reason for the same is the fact it is baked into the OS, but that isn’t the only reason out there. It could also claim its dominance thanks to some nifty features that it beholds.

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Reset Option Missing for OneDrive

However, in spite of all the goodies that it has to offer, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues. In this regard, one of the most common bugs that users have reported is the inability to sync files. To rectify it, there exist quite a few methods, however, resetting is the fix with the highest success rate. However, doing so proved to be easier said than done as the usual route to reset OneDrive via the Settings menu seems to be missing for many Windows 11 users. If you are also in the same boat, then this guide shall help you out. Follow along.

How to Reset OneDrive in Windows 11

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Keeping the usual route of resetting via the Settings menu aside, we will be focusing on carrying out this task via Run. So bring up the Run dialog box via Windows+R shortcut keys. Then copy-paste one of the three below commands depending on the location where OneDrive is installed on your PC. If you aren’t sure of the location, then execute all the three commands given below (one at a time). One command will reset OneDrive whereas the other two wouldn’t have any effect whatsoever:

%localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset
C:\Program Files\Microsoft OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset

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As soon as the command is executed, OneDrive will be reset on your Windows 11 PC. And with that, we round off this guide. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.


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