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Stop Syncing and Removing a Document Library
If you no longer have need to access a specific document library and do not want it to appear in the File
Explorer, in order to remove it, you must stop syncing it first.
From the Taskbar (the black bar at the bottom of the screen):
1. Click the OneDrive Cloud icon.
2. At the top of the OneDrive maintenance window, click Settings (gear icon).
3. In the drop-down window, select Settings.
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4. The Microsoft OneDrive window will open .
a. All synced folders will appear. The example below shows the user’s OneDrive and four
SharePoint document libraries.
5. Locate the SharePoint document library you wish to stop syncing and select Stop Sync to the
right.
6. The following window will appear confirming you wish to stop syncing the document library.
Select Stop Sync.
Remove the Document Library from the File Explorer
Once a library is no longer synced, it can be removed from the File Explorer.
1. Right-click on the library.
2. Click Delete in the drop-down window.
3. Select Yes to confirm you want to delete the library.
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