How do i change my one drive name

Elias 20 Reputation points
2025-03-10T03:59:00.2733333+00:00

User's image the name "caleb" appears in my files and i wish to change it! but i dont know how

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For business | Windows
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  1. Emi Zhang-MSFT 30,166 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2025-03-10T08:41:20.5566667+00:00

    Hi,

    I suggest you change the OneDrive folder name using the registry key, follow these steps:

    1. Close OneDrive:
      • Click the OneDrive icon in the taskbar, select 'More', then 'Close OneDrive'.
    2. Open Registry Editor:
      • Press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter.
    3. Find the Registry Key:
      • Press Ctrl + F and search for all occurrences of "OneDrive - Caleb".
    4. Modify the Registry Key:
      • Replace "OneDrive - Caleb" with the new desired name in the following locations:
      • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\OneDrive\Accounts\Business1\UserFolder
      • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\OneDrive\Accounts\Business1\ScopeIdToMountPointPathCache\{ID}
      • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\OneDrive\Accounts\Business1\Tenants\{name}\{path}
      • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SyncEngines\Providers\OneDrive\{ID}\MountPoint
      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\Provider\CBP\{ID}\NAMESPACE
    5. Restart OneDrive:
      • Launch OneDrive again and check if the folder name has changed.

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  1. GSMAIS ADM 0 Reputation points
    2025-09-05T22:27:56.7066667+00:00

    a orientação não funcionou, o nome continua.

    ao mudar o conteudo no HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\Provider\CBP{ID}\NAMESPACE esta apresentando erro.

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  3. Ken Thornton 0 Reputation points
    2025-09-19T14:29:55.6433333+00:00

    Is there a method to change the name at the company's Microsoft account level? We have many instances of path being too long, and this would be cured globally by abbreviating our company name.

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