MS Excel Files Open with "Upload Pending" Message For OneDrive Documents

Question

Recently I've been having the frustration of opening my Excel files that are stored in OneDrive and getting the Excel warning banner "UPLOAD PENDING Click Save to retry your upload." When I click Save, I get the warning banner "SERVER FILE UPDATED A newer version is available." I click the "Reopen Document" button in the banner, and I get a warning about discarding my changes. Then, the file opens as Read-Only.

I love OneDrive, except when this happens, and a few months ago I lost my local copy of the OneDrive files and had to recreate the local library folder.

I saw a similar posting of this from 2015, but it's closed now and it's suggestions didn't solve this.

Here's a screenshot of the first step...

[Moved from Office / OneDrive with Office / Windows other / Office 2016]

Answer 1

If the issue still persists, let us know so that we can provide you the next troubleshooting procedure possible.

I tried the fix - seemed to work.  For a day.  Same problem has returned.

AAArrrgggghhhhh!!!!

(Sorry for shouting!)

Answer 2

Hi Barry,

I am fully understand your felling. Meanwhile, If the issuse persist now,please post a new thread on our forum. And our engineer will help ypu.

Regards,

Virgil

Answer 3

Hi Barry,

I am fully understand your felling. Meanwhile, If the issuse persist now,please post a new thread on our forum. And our engineer will help ypu.

Regards,

Virgil

See new thread:

MS Excel Files Open with "Upload Pending" Message For OneDrive Documents - Still happening despite workaround

Answer 4

The problem is happening again. Please, please, please help me to figure out what is wrong.

Answer 5

Hi FLGeerDad,

Please try the followings to see the result:

1.  Try to close any other windows in browser or application that could possibly open the file to see the result.

2.  Go to task bar and find the OneDrive cloud icon>Right-click the OneDrive cloud icon and select Settings>Under Office tab, un-check “Use Office 2016 to sync files I open”>Click OK.

3.  Right click on Start menu > Search > search and Open Office Upload center > click Settings > Delete cached files.

If the message remains, we'd like to confirm some information to further investigate this:

1.Do you open your files from OneDrive for Business synced folder?

2.A screenshot of your Office product information page from File tab>Account.

3.Does this happen to other files?

Regards,

Joanne