Error code 0x8007016a

Question

I dumped my one drie account because A) it was not what I thought I had purchased and B) it cost more than I was receiving in value.

Since then, I can't move things off of my HDD that I had assigned to my one drive account and I can't re-name the drive. Every time I attempt, it states "Cloud provider not running". Its getting to be VERY frustrating and I'd like to do other things with the HDD, but I can't as long as ONE DRIVE cotrols it.

I'm open to suggestions

Answer 1

What does that do to/with the data thats in the folder? That specific folder has 4T if data and I can't replace a lot of it. Suggestions?

Answer 2

Hi John

My name is Jon and I am an independent technical adviser. Sorry to hear you are experiencing issues and I would really like to help you find a resolution.

Removing the glitched folder forcibly with Powershell

Press Windows key + R to open up a Run dialog box. Then, type “powershell” inside the text box and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open up an elevated Powershell window. When you’re prompted by the UAC (User Account Control) prompt, click Yes to grant administrative privileges to the Powershell window.

Once you’re inside the elevated Powershell window, type the following command and press Enter to get rid of the Onedrive folder that is causing the issue:

Remove-Item "OneDrive folder name" -Recurse -Force

Note: Keep in mind that “OneDrive folder name” is just a placeholder for the exact name of the folder that you’re trying to delete. Make the changes accordingly before running this command.

Once the command is successfully completed, restart your computer and see if the issue has been resolved at the next system startup.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

None of the solutions are applicable as I don't share files and every trace of onedrive has already been uninstalled from my laptop, Any other ideas?

Answer 4

Hi John,

One possible reason is that the file on demand may still be enabled on your drive. You can try disabling the file on demand by following method 2 provided on the link below.

https://appuals.com/how-to-fix-error-0x8007016a...

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