How to stop syncing folder under ~/Documents with OneDrive?

Firstly, I don't want to cancel sync for the Documents folder. I want everything in the Documents folder synced except Documents\Rockstar Games. You can see this is an option with a checkbox as shown below. However, if I uncheck "Rockstar Games", I get a message saying that it cannot be unchecked because it is beneath the Documents folder. Pretty much a useless option.

Thanks, but that's not a desirable option.

Ok, I will try my best to explain to you because you are not in the right place.

First of all, OneDrive does not support selective sync under the Documents folder. You either sync that entire folder, or you sync nothing.

As for the screenshot you shared with me - it is NOT for this purpose. I will use this example to hopefully help explain it better than last time:

Let's say I have two computers (Computer A and Computer B). On both computers I run OneDrive and I sync Documents folder to OneDrive on both A & B.

Now, on my computer B, I want to see Documents folder\subfolder FROM Computer A. I can go to the page you shared in the screenshot, check the box, so that on computer B, it will show me the folder from computer A. what's in the cloud to the computer.

However, your scenario is to stop syncing a sub folder TO the cloud. It is not about syncing a sub folder FROM the cloud. This is why when you tried to uncheck that box, it won't let you, because the Rockstar Games folder is already on your computer. This is why you have to go to Sync & Backup Tab > Manage Backup button, and uncheck what you don't want to sync to the cloud.

As a workaround, this is what I do on my OneDrive that would allow me to decide what I want to go to OneDrive.

I will create whatever folders I want within OneDrive folder, for example, I have folder called "Work Docs", "Personal Docs", etc. Then I will manually save my work accordingly to those folders myself. And then in the "Manage Backup", I disabled all of those folders sync. By going this route, I have so much better control over my OneDrive's organization.

Hello this is Emily.

You can’t unsync folder from within Document folder of document folder is set to sync. In your case you need to stop syncing the document folder.

Right click on the OneDrive icon on lower right on taskbar. Go to settings. In the sync and backup tab, click on “manage backup”. Next make sure you cancel sync for Document folder.

Restart the computer and the entire Document folder will return to local path without being nested under OneDrive folder. If you are missing any files you can go to www.OneDrive.com, sign in and download from there.

Change to a local account and then OneDrive will not do anything automatically. You can still use OneDrive, and all other Microsoft services, as needed.

To make the change manually, you can create a new local account (make it an administrator) and then move your data files from the old account to the new account.

Or, you can run Account Profile Fixer which will convert your existing Windows account to a local account with all data and settings intact.