Stop Syncing OneDrive and MS Teams Files

Whether you are syncing Teams, SharePoint, or OneDrive folders, you might want to stop the sync at some point. The process is the same for all.

Stop syncing TEAMS, OneDrive, or SharePoint

  1. Right-click on the OneDrive icon in your taskbar (double-finger tap on Mac) and select Settings.

Right-click on the OneDrive icon in your taskbar (double-finger tap on Mac).

  1. Navigate to the Account tab find the folder sync you want to disable, click Stop sync, and click OK.  Locally available files will remain on your computer, online files will be unlisted from the folder.

 Navigate to the Account tab find the folder sync you want to disable, click Stop sync, and click OK.  Locally available files will remain on your computer, online files will be unlisted from the folder.

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