Enable Known Folder Move using regedit – OneDrive

Known Folder Move is a “new” functionality in OneDrive that enables you to seamlessly recreate the same user experience across multiple devices .

Expecially useful in a Windows Virtual Desktop / VDI environment, it automatically syncs all the “Known Folders” (Desktop, Documents, Pictures etc.) when a user logs in.

To enable it via Registry Editor you’ll first have to get your tenant ID. Find it here under “Directory ID”:

https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/ActiveDirectoryMenuBlade/Properties

Then you can proceed to create a new string value in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\OneDrive

Name: KFMSilentOptIn

Value: Insert your Office 365 Tenant ID

Quick troubleshooting for generic OneDrive issues

Here are some common troubleshooting steps that can be used if you are experiencing issues with OneDrive:

  1. Exit the OneDrive Desktop App and open it again
  2. Check for Disk space in the local PC. Check if the storage quota on OneDrive has been reached
  3. Check if the file path has exceeded the 255 characters quota or the 15 GB quota
  4. Right click the OneDrive icon, then go under Settings, Office and deselect “Use Office to sync Offices files that i open”. Save, exit, then enable it again.
  5. Reset OneDrive using the following command. No data will be lost: %localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset
  6. If after the reset you don’t see any folder listed as synchronized on the device start the synchronization again from SharePoint. After you synchronize the first one the others will pop back up in the synchronized folders tab.