How can I cancel or stop OneDrive from syncing

Question

Come faccio a recuperare file salvati in oneDrive su mio PC ?

Answer 1

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There are different ways to cancel or stop OneDrive from syncing depending on your situation and preference. Here are some of them:

If you want to stop syncing for a short time, you can pause the sync by clicking the OneDrive icon in the system tray, then selecting Pause Syncing and choosing a timeframe. You can resume the sync anytime by clicking the OneDrive icon again and selecting Resume Syncing.

If you want to stop syncing a file or folder, you can unlink it from your OneDrive account by going to Settings > Account > Choose folders, and unchecking the file or folder that you don't want to sync. You can also right-click the file or folder in File Explorer and select Free up space to remove it from your device but keep it in the cloud.

Note: You might need to translate the page content in the link shared below.

https://support.microsoft.com/office/how-to-cancel-or-stop-sync-in-onedrive-4885c27e-3d89-4d69-be75-2646c71367d3

https://support.microsoft.com/office/turn-off-disable-or-uninstall-onedrive-f32a17ce-3336-40fe-9c38-6efb09f944b0

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