One drive for business on a Windows Server 2022, terminal server.

Question

We use one drive for business on a Windows Server 2022, terminal server. One drive on each terminal server session uses about 2.5 GB RAM. Is this normal?

Answer 1

Hello

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community forum.

Yes, it’s not uncommon for OneDrive to use a significant amount of RAM. According to some reports, OneDrive can consume between 1.4-1.6GB RAM even when it’s idle. However, 2.5GB seems a bit on the higher side.

This high memory usage could be due to a number of factors, including the number of files being synced, the size of those files, and the overall activity of OneDrive.

If you find that OneDrive’s memory usage is consistently high and causing performance issues, you might want to consider the following steps:

Check for updates: Make sure that your OneDrive client and Windows Server are up-to-date. Updates often include performance improvements and bug fixes that can help reduce memory usage.

Limit the number of files being synced: If you’re syncing a large number of files, this could be contributing to the high memory usage. Consider reducing the number of files being synced, or schedule syncing for off-peak times.

Reset OneDrive: If the problem persists, you might want to try resetting OneDrive.

Best Regards,

Wesley Li

Answer 2

Thanks Li for the response.

SharePoint data size is about 400GB. Data size on the local disk is zero as the OneDrive is in online mode.

Would resetting the OneDrive cause the files to be re-indexed again?

Regards

Harshana