A while back I set my computer up to sync folders on a shared network drive. I didn't choose my folders carefully and ended up with a huge amount of files to sync, which took forever. I would like to stop sync on those folders, then later select some smaller subfolders to sync. I believe this means I first must delete the existing sync partnerships, but there is no "Delete" option when I list them in Sync Center.
How can I delete existing sync partnerships?
03 Answers
Select the root folder of the sync relationship in Explorer, open its properties. In the Offline Files tab, untick the box.
To end a sync partnership:
Open Sync Center by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs, clicking Accessories, and then clicking Sync Center.
Right-click the sync partnership that you want to end, and then click Delete.
Here is what worked for me, but may not require all the steps I did. This is for Windows 7.
- Do the registry edit described by IAmConfused here. Reboot.
- Go to this link and follow CyMel's instructions for disabling Offline Files, reboot, then follow Marilyn O's instructions for changing permissions on the folder, then manually deleting the sync partnership. Reboot.
- I then started new sync partnerships by right clicking on the (smaller) folders I wanted to sync, then choosing 'Make available offline'.
- The initial sync of these new folders took over 24 hours without completing, so I checked and realized I was trying to sync over 40 GB of data.
- I again deleted the syncs, selected my folders carefully so only the most essential were included, and the sync now completes fast.
