Choose which OneDrive Folders Sync to your Computer

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Last updated: May 01, 2023 by Karen Park

OneDrive for Business offers the ability to select what you wish to sync from your local computer to the cloud. This allows you to keep your documents and folders in the cloud without taking up storage on your local computer. In order to select what you wish to sync and what you do not, please refer to these steps.


  1. Right-click the OneDrive icon located at the bottom right of your computers desktop.
  2. Click on Settings
  3. You will see a menu popup. In the Account tab, click "Choose Folders."
  5. Select what folders you wish to sync, and then hit OK. The changes will take place immediately, although it may take time for the changes to be complete.
  6. If you have folders within folders, you can click the drop down arrow button and further specify what folders to sync.


For more information on syncing folders with OneDrive, please refer to Microsoft's article by clicking here.