Moving One drive

Question

how to move one drive to D:drive from C: drive and clear necessary files from c drive

Answer 1

Hi, I'm John! I will help you with this.

You can move the OneDrive folder to the D: drive without losing your synced files.

• Right-click the OneDrive cloud icon near the clock
• Select Settings
• Go to Account > Unlink this PC
• Sign in again
• During setup, select Change location
• Choose a folder on the D: drive

After that, OneDrive will sync to the new location.

Before moving it, how much free space is left on your C: drive and D: drive?

Also, are you trying to move only the OneDrive folder, or do you also want to free up space by making files online-only?

Answer 2

To move the local OneDrive folder from C: to D: and then clear space on C:, unlink OneDrive, move the folder, then set it up again in the new location.

1. Unlink OneDrive from the PC
   1. Select the OneDrive cloud icon in the notification area (system tray).
   2. Select the OneDrive Help and Settings icon, then Settings.
   3. Go to the Account tab.
   4. Select Unlink this PC, then Unlink account.
2. Move the OneDrive folder to D:
   1. Open File Explorer.
   2. Go to the current OneDrive folder on C: (for example, C:\Users\<name>\OneDrive).
   3. Drag or move the entire OneDrive folder to the desired location on D: (for example, D:\OneDrive). Wait for the move to complete.
3. Re‑set up OneDrive pointing to D:
   1. Start OneDrive (search for OneDrive from Start if it does not start automatically).
   2. Sign in with the same Microsoft account.
   3. When asked where to store the OneDrive folder, choose Change location and browse to the folder on D: that was moved (for example, D:\OneDrive).
   4. Complete the setup so OneDrive now syncs using the D: location.
4. Clear space on C:
   1. After confirming that OneDrive is working correctly from D: and files are syncing, check C: in File Explorer.
   2. Remove any leftover old OneDrive folders or temporary copies on C: that are no longer used.
   3. Optionally, use Disk Cleanup or Storage settings in Windows to remove temporary files and further free space.

(If using Files On-Demand, files can remain online-only in the D: OneDrive folder to reduce local disk usage.)

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References:

• Change the location of your OneDrive folder