Microsoft’s OneDrive cloud storage service is a huge convenience because it keeps your files synced across devices and backed up onto the internet. However, depending on how much you store in it, your OneDrive folder could take up many Gigabytes. If you have a second storage drive in your system or even another partition, you may want to move the OneDrive folder to free up space. Here’s how.
1. Right click the OneDrive taskbar icon and select Settings.
![select settings](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dKqyYex8xBrRBp5pbcDtw6-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dKqyYex8xBrRBp5pbcDtw6-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dKqyYex8xBrRBp5pbcDtw6-970-80.png 970w)
2. Click the Unlink OneDrive button under the Account tab. A login screen appears, but you should ignore it for now.
![click Unlink OneDrive](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/afmhBTGLyFGRYQN24aj4BB-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/afmhBTGLyFGRYQN24aj4BB-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/afmhBTGLyFGRYQN24aj4BB-970-80.png 970w)
3. Launch File Explorer.
![launch file explorer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LbtTkveVhbLeqosfZjWVgK-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LbtTkveVhbLeqosfZjWVgK-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LbtTkveVhbLeqosfZjWVgK-970-80.png 970w)
4. Navigate to and select the OneDrive folder. Unless you moved it previously, it is probably directly under your C:\Users\[your username]\ (ex: C:\Users\Avram) folder. You can get there either by clicking through your C drive or entering the folder name in your address bar.
![select OneDrive](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/97YoHmy7qsBcx3rqGN6eyL-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/97YoHmy7qsBcx3rqGN6eyL-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/97YoHmy7qsBcx3rqGN6eyL-970-80.png 970w)
5. Click the Move to button on the Home tab.
![select Move to](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ar6rp2rEyFvvbMPfHiTFt6-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ar6rp2rEyFvvbMPfHiTFt6-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ar6rp2rEyFvvbMPfHiTFt6-970-80.png 970w)
6. Select Choose location.
![Choose location](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QU9SUez9UYW2AYCeCx55eV-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QU9SUez9UYW2AYCeCx55eV-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QU9SUez9UYW2AYCeCx55eV-970-80.png 970w)
7. Select the new location and click Move. If you’re moving the folder to another drive, select the drive letter.
![click Move](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3Zj5N5vCcaC2T4RZaEY8BJ-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3Zj5N5vCcaC2T4RZaEY8BJ-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3Zj5N5vCcaC2T4RZaEY8BJ-970-80.png 970w)
Depending on the size of the folder, it may take a few minutes to move.
8. Enter your email address into the OneDrive app window.
![sign in](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/77QuHsXjWSanLuCFaqRCm7-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/77QuHsXjWSanLuCFaqRCm7-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/77QuHsXjWSanLuCFaqRCm7-970-80.png 970w)
9. Select Work if prompted to decide why you’re signing in.
![select Personal](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MTxwNJJsT4i9M25krpzWJT-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MTxwNJJsT4i9M25krpzWJT-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MTxwNJJsT4i9M25krpzWJT-970-80.png 970w)
10. Enter your password and click Sign in.
![Sign in](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jDpya5Z8EtVzwo9X2x9zjH-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jDpya5Z8EtVzwo9X2x9zjH-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jDpya5Z8EtVzwo9X2x9zjH-970-80.png 970w)
11. Click “Change location.”
![change location](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vTfcJujtbhRZsQGRrZJzGg-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vTfcJujtbhRZsQGRrZJzGg-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vTfcJujtbhRZsQGRrZJzGg-970-80.png 970w)
12. Navigate to the location where you moved the OneDrive folder and click Select Folder.
![select folder](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ge8KuSWXUoDTgBzVPZ6YXW-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ge8KuSWXUoDTgBzVPZ6YXW-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ge8KuSWXUoDTgBzVPZ6YXW-970-80.png 970w)
13. Click Use this location.
![Click use this location](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wg3Wqsd8PnPpLTnoMmiiaS-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wg3Wqsd8PnPpLTnoMmiiaS-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wg3Wqsd8PnPpLTnoMmiiaS-970-80.png 970w)
14. Click Next in the OneDrive window.
![click Next](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qwr5qB4KxKpqUjquD5KmVE-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qwr5qB4KxKpqUjquD5KmVE-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qwr5qB4KxKpqUjquD5KmVE-970-80.png 970w)
15. Select which folders to sync (or sync all) and click Next.
![click Next](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pSTJi73Qbz3Mo2sqyLhhWj-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pSTJi73Qbz3Mo2sqyLhhWj-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pSTJi73Qbz3Mo2sqyLhhWj-970-80.png 970w)
16. Click Open my OneDrive folder or close the window.
![Open my onedrive folder](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W6Tkxqye8c5GoJzpZ2Dt3Z-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W6Tkxqye8c5GoJzpZ2Dt3Z-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W6Tkxqye8c5GoJzpZ2Dt3Z-970-80.png 970w)
Your OneDrive folder has been successfully moved.