SharePoint: Removing Synced SharePoint Libraries from File Explorer

Before You Begin

For this example, we will delete the “University of Wisconsin-Documents” library from our File Explorer.

Removing Synced SharePoint Libraries from File Explorer

1. In system tray, click the OneDrive cloud icon .
   
2. At the top right of the OneDrive sync window, select  then Settings from the menu.
   
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3. The OneDrive Settings window will appear. Select Account in the left navigation. In the list of synced SharePoint sites, locate the synced library you wish to remove. Click the Stop sync button for that library.
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4. Click the Stop sync button to confirm that you want to stop syncing that library.
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     • NOTE: You will no longer see the library under the synced locations list on the Account tab.
5. Open File Explorer   and right click on the folder to be removed.
6. Select Delete from the drop down menu.
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