Sharepoint Document library Synchronization issue?

Question

Hello

We are having few issues once tries to map document library locally in windows 7 machines..

1 ) One drive with windows 7
In One drive , the document library is not synching properly as many times the changes were not easily visible local drive .. I noticed drive never initiate synch but we need to force from the settings to do so ..

2) File explorer

The file explorer is more lively but the disadvantage is once the system reboots it disconnects and the drive is no longer available ..

How to handle synchronization here..

Thanks for reading..

Answer 1

Hello @Eden-Martin ,

If you can't sync files from your computer to OneDrive, or if the sync is too slow, the following steps will guide you through the possible solutions.

1.Make sure you have the latest Windows updates and the latest version of OneDrive.
It’s recommended to check Windows update manually. Go to Control Panel > System & Security > Windows Update

2.Check the File Path/name
The entire path, including the file name, must contain fewer than 255 characters. You can try to make the file name shorter and avoid having too many subfolders.
Note:
OneDrive doesn’t support certain characters in a file name, please avoid these characters to prevent sync problems.

3.Ensure the Size of the File
Make sure your file is below the OneDrive file size limit of 100 GB.

You could refer to the following articles to fix OneDrive sync to Windows problems:

• Fix OneDrive sync problems
• Fix OneDrive sync issues on Windows 10, Windows 7, or Windows Vista

Thanks,
Echo Du

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Answer 2

You should avoid #2, Authentication timeout is a known issue there.

For #1, You can try enabling Files on Demand from Settings and then for selected File(s) and Folder(s), use Always keep on this device.