How To Fix OneDrive High CPU Usage

OneDrive high CPU usage problem

  1. Open Task Manager, right-click the Microsoft OneDrive process and select End Task and the restart one drive to see if it works.


  2. If step one has not resolved the issue, open Task manager again and end the OneDrive process and exit OneDrive , afterwards navigate to the following location in File Explorer:
    – C:\Users\yourusername\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\setup\logs

  3. Locate the following two hidden files and delete them from the folder.
    • UserTelemetryCache.otc
    • UserTelemetryCache.otc.session

  4. Now restart OneDrive and see if it is now working properly.

  5. If nothing helps, you may have to uninstall OneDrive completely and reinstall it again. OneDrive Download 
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