by When you try to sign in to your OneDrive and find that it is stuck. If so, there are a few things you need to do to be able to fix it. What are they? You can see below how to fix OneDrive stuck while signing in.
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Methods for Fix OneDrive Stuck at Signing In
If you find that your OneDrive is stuck when trying to sign in, you’re not alone. Others are also familiar with this problem. As you can see in some forums, some people are telling you about this problem that they have experienced. You can use the below-mentioned methods to solve this problem.
Delete credentials, then unlink this account
- First, you have to go to the Control Panel, then you have to select User Accounts, and then click on Credential Manager. After that, you have to click on Windows Credentials. You need to check if there are OneDrive credentials. If you find it, you need to remove the credentials.
- In this step, you have to right click on OneDrive icon and then you need to choose Settings. Then click on Accounts, then you have to select Unlink this PC, and then select Unlink this account.
- And now you can try to reconnect to see if it can work.
Download the latest version of OneDrive
If you followed the above method but it didn’t work, you can try to download and install the latest version of OneDrive on your device. How do you do that?
- First, you need to download and install the latest version of OneDrive that rolls out with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.
- After that, you need to restart your computer.
- After your computer restarts, the next thing you need to do is to select the Start button and then search for OneDrive. After that, select the OneDrive desktop app.
- When you see that the OneDrive installation has started, you will need to enter your account or your work or school account, and then select Sign In.
Internet Connection Check
One of the reasons for getting stuck on a connection is wrong or unstable network connection. So you need to make sure that your internet connection is correct and stable. How do you do that? You can follow the steps given below.
- First of all, you need to check if your power supply is connected properly. If you are using a wireless connection, you will need to make sure that the router is turned on. Additionally, you can reconnect to the network and you can do so by restarting the router.
- In this step you have to start the browser and then you have to open the web page you want. If you see that the browser can successfully load pages at normal speed, it indicates that your network connection is normal.
- If you find that there is a problem with the network, you can solve it by going to Settings and then selecting Network & Internet. After that, you need to click on Network troubleshooter to be able to diagnose and fix the problem.
Troubleshoot OneDrive on Windows 10 If Syncing is Stuck
We also provide solutions to other problems you may be having on OneDrive. There’s an issue getting stuck while trying to sync your OneDrive. So how do you fix this problem? There are methods you can implement.
Running A Fresh Setup
- First you need to open Start Menu, then you need to find OneDrive. After finding it, you need to click on it to be able to open the OneDrive folder on the machine. Now you have to check whether the cloud icon is visible or the system tray or taskbar.
- If you find that OneDrive is not present at startup, or it refuses to work, you just need to download the setup file.
- When you see that the download process is complete, you need to run the installer file and then see if the cloud icon appears.
Resetting OneDrive on your Windows 10
- To reset OneDrive, you can press the Win & R key combination, then you need to copy this path: %localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset
You have to paste it into the Run dialog box, and then you have to click OK. After resetting OneDrive, you will notice that the cloud icon in the system tray will disappear for a while.
- In this step, if you see that the cloud icon is not coming back, you need to go to the Run dialog box, then you have to copy this: %localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe
You have to paste it in the appropriate place and then click on OK.
Signing Out And Then Signing In Again
To use this method, you’ll first need to sign in to an online OneDrive account in your browser. If you find that you are already signed in, the next thing you need to do is sign out and then sign back in. Usually, this can fix many important problems you may be facing with OneDrive.
Double Checking The Folders Synced To Windows 10
- First you have to right click on OneDrive cloud icon in system tray or taskbar. Next, you need to select the Settings option from the OneDrive right-click context menu.
- Here you will see the OneDrive Properties wizard and you have to click on Select Folder.
- A tile titled Sync your OneDrive files on this PC will appear and you need to check the appropriate box to enable syncing.
