
This ensures that you don’t lose any local updates.
#Setting up office 365 onedrive for business archive
Repair creates these archive copies in case you had updates that couldn’t be synced to the server before you started Repair. This means Repair downloads and syncs the current server version of each library, as if you were syncing for the first time.Ĭreates an archive copy of any file that had unsynced changes and places these files in a library folder under C:\users\ username\OneDrive for Business archives\. If repairing your sync connection doesn’t solve your problem, see "Method 2: Remove your OneDrive for Business cache" in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article: “An error occurred while attempting to synchronize this document library” error in OneDrive for Business What happens when you run Repair?ĭisconnects all libraries that were experiencing sync problems. If you have a timed auto-restart scheduled for your computer, postpone it until you’re sure Repair is finished. IMPORTANT Don’t restart your computer while Repair is running. Repair reports your progress until all sync connections are reset. Run Repair on your libraries 1. In the system tray, right-click or press and hold the OneDrive for Business menu icon, and then choose Repair. In either case, you can run Repair instead of trying to fix each sync error one at a time. “An error occurred while attempting to synchronize this document library” Sometimes, you might prefer to just clear all sync errors at once, or you might see this error: You can fix sync errors you get while you use the OneDrive for Business sync app by choosing View sync problems in the OneDrive for Business menu in the system tray.Īn error dialog box opens that describes any current sync problems and suggests actions you can take to fix them. Repair sync connections in OneDrive for Business
