Can't remove, rename or copy old OneDrive folder (0x8007016B)
I was able to get rid of my old OneDrive folder by opening Powershell(admin). Then going to parent directory and using the command
Remove-Item "OneDrive folder name" -Recurse -Force
To open Powershell, press the Window key and X
You need to disable first “Files-On-Demand” feature in OneDrive:
- Right-click OneDrive in the System Tray Click the menu icon -> Settings -> Settings tab -> “Files-On-Demand” section -> disable the “Save space and download files as you use them” option
- Now run
Remove-Item .\Your_Folder_Name\ -Force
If still doesn't work and you face the error:
Remove-Item : There is a mismatch between the tag specified in the request and the tag present in the reparse point
then do this:
- run
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth - run
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth - run
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth - and now on an elevated prompt run
cmd /c rmdir /s /q C:\Users\Your_User_Name\Your_Folder_Name
PowerShell cannot handle broken symlink, use the hammer, use CMD.