Applies To
OneDrive (work or school) OneDrive (home or personal) OneDrive for Mac OneDrive for Windows

  1. Open OneDrive settings (select the OneDrive cloud icon in your notification area, and then select the OneDrive Help and Settings icon )

  2. Select Pause syncing.

  3. Choose how long you want to pause OneDrive.

To stop syncing altogether, go to Help & Settings > Account and select Stop sync.

Note: If you have personal OneDrive, the cloud will be white OneDrive Personal cloud icon. If you don't have either, see Can't see the OneDrive icon?

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