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Force OneDrive to sync

Solution 1

How Do I Force-Sync in the new OneDrive app? - Microsoft Community

Question: I have just gotten the new OneDrive app and I want to be able to force OneDrive to sync but I can’t find that option. Could anyone tell me where I can go to force-sync OneDrive? Thank you.

Reset

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Reset
Copy this and paste it into the dialog window, then press OK. %localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset

Solution 2 (Worked)

Solution 3 (Best)

The above is needlessly complex. Easier to just pause syncing then start it again. This will force a sync.

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Pause and Start