Enabling or Disabling OneDrive File Synchronization When Using Battery Saver Mode on Windows 11

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The article provides detailed instructions on how to manage OneDrive file sync in battery saver mode on Windows 11. By default, OneDrive syncing pauses when a device is in battery saver mode, but this can be changed in the settings. The adjustments are unique to each device and should be made individually.

This post shows students and new users steps to turn on or off OneDrive file sync in battery saver mode when using Windows 11. Microsoft OneDrive is a feature 11 that keeps your photos and files backed up to the cloud, synced, and accessible on all devices connected to your OneDrive account.

With OneDrive synced across your other devices, every time you add, change or delete a file or folder in your OneDrive folder, the file or folder is added, changed, or deleted across your other devices as on your OneDrive cloud account.

This happens when you are connected to the internet and your computer is not in battery saver mode. Windows Battery saver helps conserve power when a system is running on battery. When this feature is on, Windows operates in reduced performance mode by turning off some features that are not critical to the operation of your Windows device.

OneDrive is one feature that is automatically disabled when your Windows device is in battery saver mode. However, if you want to continue syncing your devices even in battery saver mode, the steps below will show you how to do that in Windows 11.

How to enable or disable OneDrive file sync in battery saver mode in Windows 11

As mentioned, OneDrive syncing will automatically pause when your device is in battery saver mode by default.

You can change that behavior with simple clicks; the steps below will show you how.

First, you must ensure you’re signed in to OneDrive with your Microsoft account on your Windows device.

Once you’re signed in, select the white or blue OneDrive cloud icon in the Windows taskbar notification area.

You might need to click the Show hidden icons arrow next to the notification area to see the OneDrive icon. If the icon doesn’t appear in the notification area, OneDrive might not be running.

Alternatively, you can open OneDrive by going to the Start menu, typing OneDrive in the search box, and selecting OneDrive in the search results.

When the OneDrive app opens, select Help & Settings > Settings.

On the Settings tab, select the Automatically pause sync when this device battery saver mode box to turn off the OneDrive file syncing when your device is in battery saver mode.

Click Ok to apply your changes and exit.

To enable OneDrive syncing in battery save mode, reverse the steps above and go to the OneDrive settings tab, and uncheck the Automatically pause sync when this device is in battery saver mode box to allow OneDrive file sync in battery saver mode.

OneDrive files to sync in battery-saver mode settings are unique to each device, so turn it on for each device where you want to use it.

That should do it!

Conclusion:

This post showed you how to turn on or off OneDrive file sync in battery saver mode when using Windows 11. Please use the comment form below if you find any errors above or have something to add.

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