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Accidentally signed out of OneDrive on my PC, are my files gone?

Clicked unlink this PC by mistake. The OneDrive folder is still there but the little cloud icons vanished. If I sign back in, will it pick up where it left off or start downloading everything again?
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hemlatav87 Oct 27, 2026
raj_89
this is also why it's worth right clicking the folders you can't live without and choosing "Always keep on this device". then they're properly on the PC and open even when OneDrive is signed out or offline.
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tomb Oct 08, 2026
raj_89
No, signing out doesn't delete anything. Your files are still in your OneDrive online, and anything that was actually downloaded to the PC is still sitting in the OneDrive folder. The ones that were cloud-only just won't open until you sign back in. Sign in again and when it asks where your OneDrive folder is, point it at the same folder you had before so it re-links instead of downloading a second copy.
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