Stop syncing a folder in OneDrive

Whether you are syncing Teams, SharePoint, or OneDrive folders, you might want to stop the sync at some point.

To stop a OneDrive sync:

  1. Open the settings options of your OneDrive for Business client.  Right click (Windows) or double finger tap (Mac) the OneDrive icon near the clock.access OneDrive settings
  2. Click Settings option
  3. Navigate to the Account tab
  4. Find the folder sync you want to disable, and click Stop sync.  Locally available files will remain on your computer; online files will be unlisted from the folder. stop sync