onedrive syn up

Disable Energy Saver/Battery Saver and, if your internet plan is not data-limited, turn off Metered connection—these are the two Windows conditions that automatically pause OneDrive syncing.^1^

Change the automatic-pause settings

1. Open Start → Settings → System → Power & battery → Energy saver.
2. Turn Energy saver off and disable any option that keeps it enabled continuously. Energy Saver limits background processes, which can interrupt syncing.^2^
3. Open Settings → Network & internet.
4. Select your active connection:
   • Wi-Fi → your connected network, or
   • Ethernet → your connected network.
5. Turn Metered connection off, provided your internet service does not have a data cap. Metered connections restrict background syncing.^3^
6. Select the OneDrive cloud icon in the taskbar notification area and choose Resume syncing.

Leave Metered connection enabled if your provider charges by data usage; turning it off can increase data consumption.

If OneDrive pauses again

Reset the OneDrive desktop sync app. This resets its settings and sync connections but does not delete files; OneDrive performs a full synchronization afterward.^4^

1. Press Windows+R.
2. Enter:

wsreset.exe

3. After that finishes, press Windows+R again and run:

%localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset

4. If Windows cannot find that file, run:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset

5. If that also fails, try:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset

6. Open Start, type OneDrive, and launch the OneDrive desktop app. Re-select any folders previously excluded from syncing.

Is an update responsible?

Microsoft’s current published list of recent OneDrive issues does not identify repeated Windows sync pausing every few minutes as a broadly acknowledged issue.^5^ Therefore, this message alone is not evidence that another update is coming. If both automatic-pause settings are off and a reset does not resolve it, use OneDrive → Help & Settings → Help & feedback to report the repeated pause, including the exact message and OneDrive version.

References

1. How to Pause and Resume OneDrive Sync | Microsoft Support
2. Power settings in Windows 11 | Microsoft Support
3. [Windows 11](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/experience/connectivity-networking/metered-connections-in-windows#summary)
4. Reset OneDrive | Microsoft Support
5. Fixes or workarounds for recent issues in OneDrive