OneDrive 26.198.1011.0006 on Windows 11 refuses to create its synchronization folder on my internal D: drive.

Ricardo Baía Pinto 0 Reputation points
2026-11-11T23:47:05.9133333+00:00

OneDrive 26.198.1011.0006 on Windows 11 refuses to create its synchronization folder on my internal D: drive.

Drive: WDC WD10SPZX-60Z10T0.

Interface: SATA.

Partition style: GPT.

File system: NTFS.

DriveType: 3 (Fixed disk).

Operational status: Online.

OneDrive accepts C:\Users\User\OneDrive, but rejects both D:\OneDrive_personal and a newly created empty folder D:\ODTest.

Error: Your OneDrive folder can't be created in the location you selected.

Please investigate a possible drive classification regression in the OneDrive Windows sync client.

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Windows
0 comments

1 answer

Sort by: Oldest
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. TaoLi 120.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-11-12T02:13:32.9066667+00:00

    This could be a OneDrive client issue, although a regression isn’t confirmed.

    I’d try Settings >> Apps >> Installed apps >> Microsoft OneDrive >> Uninstall, restart, then reinstall: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/reinstall-onedrive

    Keep your existing folders and select D:\ODTest during setup.

    If it still fails, did this D: location work before the update? Let me know, and I’ll follow up.

    Was this answer helpful?

Your answer

Answers can be marked as 'Accepted' by the question author and 'Recommended' by moderators, which helps users know the answer solved the author's problem.