Would storage sense remove files with sync error in my OneDrive synced folder?

Question

Hi,

I have StorageSense settings enabled which makes the files in my OneDrive synced Documents folder to Online-only and removes them from my Computer. However, I have few files with sync errors and marked red. WIll Storage Sense remove the files with the sync errors or will it skip them?

Answer 1

Hi Batliwala, D.B. (Danish),

Thanks for your post. Generally speaking, If Storage Sense is turned on with the default settings, it will run when your device is low on disk space and will clean up unnecessary temporary files. Content from the Recycle Bin will be deleted by default after some time, but items in your Downloads folder and OneDrive (or any other cloud provider) will not be touched unless you set up Storage Sense to do so.  Therefore, it depends on the location of such error files.

Reference. https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/manage-drive-space-with-storage-sense-654f6ada-7bfc-45e5-966b-e24aded96ad5

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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