{"id":15473,"date":"2026-03-19T08:01:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T23:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/?p=15473"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:06:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T23:06:45","slug":"mc1242782-updated-set-a-custom-name-for-the-onedrive-sync-folder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/2026-03-19-mc1242782-updated-set-a-custom-name-for-the-onedrive-sync-folder","title":{"rendered":"MC1242782 | (Updated) Set a custom name for the OneDrive sync folder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<hr>\n<table id=\"section\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"95%\">MC1242782 | (Updated) Set a custom name for the OneDrive sync folder<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<table id=\"data\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Classification<\/th>\n<td>stayInformed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Last Updated<\/th>\n<td>03\/18\/2026 22:06:09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Start Time<\/th>\n<td>03\/03\/2026 00:02:49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>End Time<\/th>\n<td>05\/06\/2026 07:00:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Message Content<\/th>\n<td>\n<p>Updated March 18, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>[Introduction]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>To help reduce Windows file path length issues and improve the local file system experience, IT admins can now set a  <b>custom name for the local OneDrive sync root folder<\/b> on users\u2019 Windows devices using the policy  <b>Set a custom name for the OneDrive sync folder <\/b>with the String ID&nbsp;<b>CustomSyncRootFolderName<\/b>. Today, the default folder name (\u201cOneDrive \u2013 (organization name)\u201d) can contribute to path length constraints in deeply nested folder structures. This new   policy allows organizations to define a shorter, organization-specific folder name while keeping the OneDrive experience consistent for users.<\/p>\n<p>Screenshot: <i>Configure group policy by opening the relevant group policy in the Local Group Policy Editor application<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 400px\" alt=\"user settings\" src=\"https:\/\/cxcs.microsoft.net\/static\/public\/messagecenter\/neutral\/a2210285-b883-4aa2-b3ba-d278598045b2\/ad7939401b1bbf673ac160b6153cc9825895368e.png\"><\/p>\n<p><b>[When this will happen:]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out in  <b>mid-March 2026<\/b> and complete on&nbsp;<b>March 18, 2026<\/b> (previously&nbsp;early April).<\/p>\n<p><b>[How this affects your organization:]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p><b>Who is affected:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<ul>  <\/p>\n<li>Microsoft 365 tenants using <b>OneDrive sync on Windows devices<\/b><\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>Admins managing OneDrive sync policies<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>Users setting up OneDrive sync on Windows and existing users who use OneDrive sync on Windows<\/li>\n<p>  <\/ul>\n<p><b>What will happen:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<ul>  <\/p>\n<li>Admins can configure a <b>custom local OneDrive sync root folder name<\/b> using the new policy.<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li><b>New users<\/b> will automatically see the custom folder name when they set up OneDrive sync.<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li><b>Existing users<\/b> must <b>unlink and relink<\/b> their OneDrive account for the new folder name to take effect. Learn more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/office\/unlink-and-re-link-onedrive-3c4680bf-cc36-4204-9ca5-e7b24cdd23ea\" target=\"_blank\">Unlink   and re-link OneDrive | Microsoft Support<\/a>.<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>We recommend that existing users delete the original OneDrive folder after relinking to avoid confusion.<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>The <b>display name<\/b> shown in File Explorer\u2019s navigation pane and the OneDrive Activity Center remains unchanged (for example, \u201cOneDrive \u2013 (organization name)\u201d).<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>This feature is <b>opt-in<\/b> and requires admin configuration; it is <b>not enabled by default<\/b>.<\/li>\n<p>  <\/ul>\n<p><b>[What you can do to prepare:]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<ul>  <\/p>\n<li>Determine whether a shorter OneDrive sync folder name would benefit your organization.<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>Select a custom folder name that meets the following requirements:<br \/> \n<ul>  <\/p>\n<li>Must contain <b>at least one character<\/b>.<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>Cannot be named <b>\u201cOneDrive.\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>The <b>full folder path<\/b> must not exceed <b>120 characters<\/b>.<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>Standard Windows folder naming rules apply.<\/li>\n<p>  <\/ul>\n<p>  <\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>Plan communications for existing users who will need to unlink and relink OneDrive sync.<\/li>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<li>Update internal documentation and helpdesk guidance as needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sharepoint\/use-group-policy#set-a-custom-name-for-the-onedrive-folder\" target=\"_blank\">  IT Admins &#8211; Use OneDrive policies to control sync settings &#8211; SharePoint in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>  <\/ul>\n<p><b>[Compliance considerations:]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\">  <\/p>\n<tbody>\n<tr>  <\/p>\n<th>Question<\/th>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<th>Explanation<\/th>\n<p>  <\/tr>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<tr>  <\/p>\n<td>Does the change include an admin control?<\/td>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<td>This change introduces a new admin policy that allows administrators to configure the local OneDrive sync root folder name on Windows devices.<\/td>\n<p>  <\/tr>\n<p>  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MC1242782 | (Updated) Set a custom name for the OneDrive sync folder Classification stayInformed Last Updated  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15473\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}