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Copilot stopped being able to read my Word or PDF files

M365 Copilot has stopped being able to ready my Word or PDF files since yesterday, all of a sudden. It says: "The file appears to be empty, corrupted, or in a format I can’t read.". It gives me this error for all my Words and PDF files. I…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-04-09T13:56:37.69+00:00
Rey 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T13:56:57.6266667+00:00
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How can I get rid of the Personal Vault Synchronization Error?

Hey in the last months I've been facin this issue every time, I booted. The problem: OneDrive won't sync if I won't unlock my personal vault. Even though it's empty and the internet tells me it could be disabled via the website - it can't! :-( I also…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-04-07T15:34:39.26+00:00
Leon Kitzbichler 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T01:33:08.2966667+00:00
Emmanuel Santana 38,175 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Onedrive read only

I am unable to add any new files on my Onedrive anymore. Says the Database is Read only. Access denied. Whom to contact to resolve this situation?

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-04-08T07:51:58.5333333+00:00
user user 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-04-09T00:34:26.1733333+00:00
Katerina-N 8,010 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Ondrive restore is stuck at 14%

My OneDrive restore is stuck at 14% after multiple restore attempts. Files are moving into the recycle bin automatically and my folders haven’t returned.

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-04-07T15:05:51.95+00:00
Sanne Sigh 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-08T02:57:56.37+00:00
Xavier-D 6,385 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Excel files on onedrive have reverted to versions created weeks ago

I have seen other people have this issue. But I have not seen a solution. I confirm that excel versions are being saved to onedrive, and then all of a sudden the only version available is from 2 weeks ago. I lose many changes.

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-04-07T14:57:44.83+00:00
OneDriveUser 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-07T14:58:07.4066667+00:00
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two active subscriptions, all payment done, still not updating for Microsoft office and storage

Hi, I have two active subscriptions against my Gmail account no [Removed PII]@gmail.com. The payments are updated, however, still it is not showing the updated storage though the subscribed storage is of 1.2TB. The Microsoft office and combined storage…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-04-07T12:09:42.3566667+00:00
P. S. ROY 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-04-07T13:10:38.2033333+00:00
Ian-T 7,630 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Made a purchase of Microsoft 365 basic, PC is not acknowledging it.

I wanted to add more storage so I upgraded from the 5gb included and got the basic Microsoft 365 which should give me 100GB. My PC still wants to send message that I am at 90% capacity. How do I get the PC to register that I got the additional storage?…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-04-05T16:29:50.3333333+00:00
MWS 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-07T12:11:24.8766667+00:00
John Jefferson Doyon 65,160 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Cloud storage scheduled for deletion scam email?

For the past week I have been receiving emails, about 5 a day saying my cloud storage is full and now as of today that it is scheduled for deletion on the 28th exact wording "Scheduled for Deletion Your account has been inactive and over-limit. Per…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-02-21T18:37:20.7166667+00:00
e 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-07T11:40:57.19+00:00
rima 0 Reputation points
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Onedrive changes in 2025

I noticed 2 changes and would like to see if these are new "features" or bugs When I send "view only" link to someone, they aren't able to download all the files at once like they used to before. Apparently they have to have own…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2025-07-23T22:57:51.78+00:00
František Zeman 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-07T11:02:10.4966667+00:00
John Smith 0 Reputation points
5 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do I save space on OneDrive by putting some of the files in there onto an external hard drive?

As the title says. How do I safely remove files and folders from OneDrive and save them to an external hard drive, freeing up space on OneDrive? I would now prefer not to purchase additional cloud coverage on a subscription. My preference is to do it my…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-04-01T19:11:47.9333333+00:00
andrew. selby 60 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-06T10:38:46.78+00:00
andrew. selby 60 Reputation points
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Backup surface pro files on OneDrive

How do I sync my computer files from my surface pro onto Onedrive - -why does this have to be so difficult!

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-04-05T19:51:44.8633333+00:00
Griselle Colon 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-06T02:58:04.71+00:00
Rodrigo Queiroz 76,910 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Vaulting whole picture albums.

One drive, chrome browser, windows 10 pc. Created ( photos tab ) album specifically to vault. Can't find an easy way to move whole folder to vault in one?

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-04-05T09:49:19.44+00:00
Az1Lee 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-05T09:53:59.5333333+00:00
Az1Lee 20 Reputation points
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One Drive won't start

I am trying to start One Drive and the start up screen just keeps cycling

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-04-04T23:24:10.44+00:00
John Steinbeck 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-04-05T00:03:14.0033333+00:00
Kayece Jan Mae Amizola 13,805 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Back up data in PC to OneDrive of my MS 365 account

I was trying to backup the content in my DeskTop using Windows Backup. It keeps popping up windows to prompt me to buy OneDrive storage. However, I have already had a Office 365 account which comes with a one TB Drive included. How can I back up the PC…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-04-04T06:02:46.5166667+00:00
Timmy Ku 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-04T09:25:55.4333333+00:00
Ron Barker 1,960 Reputation points
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Subject: Access Denied / OneDrive "Read-Only" mode and Personal Vault sync error

Hello, I am experiencing a critical permissions issue on Windows 11 with folders synced by OneDrive (specifically on my Desktop). The issue: I am receiving a "Destination Folder Access Denied" error when trying to move or edit files, even…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-04-03T01:23:28.66+00:00
Vinicius Klayn 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-04-03T08:34:51.55+00:00
Ian-T 7,630 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Onedrive no internet connection

Hello, I have two OneDrive accounts on my laptop (Windows 10 with ESU). One of them works fine. The other started experiencing issues yesterday and was stuck on 'signing in'. I unlinked my account for that OneDrive, and tried to sign back in, but it…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-03-31T22:50:18.4666667+00:00
Stan L 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-01T17:24:50.7566667+00:00
Gunasekar N 63,880 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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I can't log in to my OneDrive

I can't log in to my OneDrive on my PC but I can through a web browser. Why is that possible on the same PC

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asked 2026-04-01T13:15:42.63+00:00
Jonathan Woodward 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-01T14:22:19.2166667+00:00
EmilyS726 221.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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OneDrive will start but not not sign in

Other devices I have log in OK, but not on one PC. Uninstalled and installed latest verison

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-04-01T12:29:30.3066667+00:00
Geoffrey Pierce 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-01T13:14:10.2533333+00:00
Arlene D 36,020 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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One Drive emails

I continue to get emails from you stating that my one drive associated with my email: ******@gmail.com is over my storage limit and IT IS NOT!!!! I am only using 8% of my storage per your website. You keep trying to have me upgrade and pay more for…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-03-30T14:16:47.8866667+00:00
Rob Mertz 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-31T02:44:24.8433333+00:00
Gunasekar N 63,880 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

One Drive files

Had MS respond and they said the Local Computer device name and E-mail must be same as the MS Account Email.

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | Other | Windows
asked 2026-03-30T21:45:33.59+00:00
Rusty Farrell 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-03-30T21:51:30.1066667+00:00
Rusty Farrell 20 Reputation points