How to delete files from OneDrive but not your computer Suppose you want to remove a file from OneDrive, but keep it on your computer. Thatâ s also easy to accomplish.

Windows won't let you delete, move, or rename a file if a program is using it. Frustratingly, it also won't tell you which program is using the file so that you can solve the problem.

Then I typed "fsutil reparsepoint delete <file name>" (without the quotes) then hit enter. I was then able to go back to the file and delete it normally. Not open for further replies.

So you need to delete files to free up space for new files/folders. So, now you can use the above-mentioned ways to remove files from Dropbox without deleting them from your computer hard drive.

Learn how to delete files older than X days (say 7, 10, 30, etc. days) automatically using Storage Sense or ForFiles command line in Windows 11/10.