
If this does not disable Files On-Demand as expected, it may be controlled by your Admisistrator/Group Policy - please check with them, and if further assistance is required, contact Microsoft Support. Confirm the files will be downloaded to the computer.In the Files On-Demand section, deselect the Save space and download files as you use them checkbox (if it is selected).Click Settings, and then open the Setting tab.Right-click the OneDrive icon in the notification area or in the File Explorer.To ensure the Files On-Demand setting is disabled: We cannot backup these symlinks as a replacement of the original file. The files are uploaded to the cloud and their local versions are replaced by symlinks. When the feature is on, the contents of the directory are not physically available on the hard drive and are not accessible for backup. On Windows 10, you must disable the Files On-Demand feature in OneDrive to successfully backup all OneDrive files. This should return Microsoft OneDrive as one of the installed programs. Type onedrive into the search, sort and filter by drive form displayed on the page that opens. Using Files and folders, you can set up backup and recovery service for a local OneDrive directory. Use the keyboard shortcut Windows-I to open the Settings application on Windows 10 Creators Update PCs.
