#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : OneDrive stuck on "Processing changes" or not syncing Fix : Reset the client without losing local files Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-app-onedrive-stuck Run as : PowerShell as the affected user Expect : 30 minutes plus resync Risk : medium Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX It cannot connect, cannot sign in, or is stuck after the file checks above. HOW TO UNDO IT Nothing local is deleted by the reset itself. Files copied out beforehand can be copied back. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 5" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' OneDrive stuck on "Processing changes" or not syncing' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Reset the client without losing local files' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium Reversible 30 minutes plus resync' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Understand what a reset does before running it: it clears the local sync database and re-downloads the file list. Files marked "Always keep on this device" are re-verified; files that are online-only are re-linked. Local-only files that were never uploaded are the ones at risk, so copy anything unsynced out of the folder first.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Run the reset.' -Command { cmd.exe /c '%localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset' } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'If nothing happens after a minute, start it manually -- the reset does not always relaunch the client.' -Command { Start-Process "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe" } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Sign in again and let it reconcile. On a large library this takes hours, and the machine should be left on and on mains.' -Why 'Most reports that a reset lost files are actually a resync that was interrupted partway. It looks identical and it is not the same thing.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'If the client is old, install the current version from Microsoft before concluding the reset failed.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'The status settles to Up to date and the file count matches the web view.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Get-Process OneDrive | Format-List Name,Path,StartTime } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-app-onedrive-stuck' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Nothing local is deleted by the reset itself. Files copied out beforehand can be copied back.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule