Fix OneDrive cannot connect to Server error
Fix OneDrive cannot connect to Server error
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OneDrive is a cloud-based storage service included with Windows 10. Many OneDrive users have reported the following issue.
“Cannot Connect to Server. The server may be unavailable. Check your internet connection and try again.”
This issue occurs even when the internet connection is working properly. The issue occurs when Office apps (for example, Word and Excel) are stored in a nested folder within OneDrive and accessible via the OneDrive app. There is no need to be concerned if you have encountered this issue. Let us examine various solutions to this problem in this article.
Prerequisite: Check to see if the OneDrive Service is operational.
First of all, we have to check if the OneDrive service is up.
Step 1: Visit the page Microsoft 365 Service health status and click on View your Microsoft 365 Service health
Step 2: Sign in with your credentials and check if the OneDrive Service is up and running
If it is running fine, then check out the below fixes to resolve the issue.
Table of Contents
Fix 1: Change the Office Settings in OneDrive
Fix 2: Reset OneDrive Client
Fix 3: Resolve the Synchronization issues in OneDrive
Fix 1: Change the Office Settings in OneDrive
Step 1: From the bottom right corner of the taskbar, Right-click on the cloud icon
Step 2: Choose Settings from the Context menu
When the One Drive icon is hidden, click the Show hidden icons arrow as shown below to find it.
Step 3: In the Settings window,
- Go to the Office tab
- Untick the option Use Office applications to sync Office files that I Open
- Click on OK
This change in OneDrive is equivalent to deleting the Upload Center Cache for office applications in OneDrive.
Now check if the issue persists. If it does, check out the next fix.
Fix 2: Reset OneDrive Client
Step 1: Pressing the Windows logo key and R, open the Run Window in your system
Step 2: In the Run window, type the following command and press OK
%localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset
Step 3: Open OneDrive again and check if the issue has been resolved, if not try the next fix.
Fix 3: Resolve the Synchronization issues in OneDrive
This error can appear when there are Synchronization difficulties in OneDrive. In such circumstances, resolving the sync issues may be beneficial.
To resolve sync-related issues, see the OneDrive Sync issue in Windows 10.
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