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You can safely delete the files within the "settings" folder to clear stored sync data. You can also follow this step-by-step Windows 11 guide by Solve Your Tech to ensure you're deleting the right files. onedrive cache clear
The OneDrive icon will disappear from your taskbar and reappear once the reset is complete. ❌ You can safely delete the files within
Manual deletion on the same PC (for experiment) resulted in until I unlinked and re-linked my account – added 10 more minutes. Manual deletion on the same PC (for experiment)
| Aspect | Windows 10/11 | macOS | |--------|--------------|-------| | Cache location | ~/AppData/Local/Microsoft/OneDrive/ | ~/Library/Application Support/OneDrive/ | | Reset command | onedrive.exe /reset | killall OneDrive + delete ~/Library/Application Support/OneDrive/ | | Effectiveness | High | Medium – macOS version has fewer reset tools | | Data risk | Low (keeps files) | Low (but re-linking is clunkier) |