How delete “-copy” files in both C: & OneDrive at the same time

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I have “-copy” files on both my C: drive and OneDrive. (I had originally manually dragged files from C: to OneDrive before I learned how to synch the two, so they duplicated when I set up the synch.) I have manually deleted the “-copy” files from my C: which appears to also deleteHow delete “-copy” files in both C: & OneDrive at the same time them from OD, but it seems that synch copies the files “back and forth” so that all the copies again show up on both C: and OneDrive. How do I delete these from both drives without their ricocheting back and forth?

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Not sure how your OneDrive is set-up, which folders you backup or not.. I think some powershell script could do that for you, but lets try it easy.

Basically – I would go offline on affected computer, delete these-copy files and stay offline.
On some other PC, I would log to your OneDrive via https://portal.office.com and also delete all those -copy files.

Then I would go online again, wait for OneDrive to synchronise with your PC and nothing should come back..
If this does not work, let us know, we will try another way.

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Or pause syncing until deleted locally and at OneDrive.com.

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Worked absolutely beautifully!! Another person suggested that I first go offline and delete all copied files with a search of *-copy* on both my desktop and laptop, which saved me hours from how I had done it earlier. Then I followed your directions. The entire process worked within ten minutes, and I’m now a happy camper. Thank both of you so much! You’ve just earned by annual subscription amount.

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