I've been experiencing some strange behavior with OneDrive lately. Sometimes, the context menus and status column in File Explorer just vanish, which is really annoying. Also, the OneDrive folder's position in the left pane keeps changing. Sometimes it appears right under Home and is labeled with my first name and company, but other times it just says 'OneDrive - Company Name' and is below Quick Access. This seems to happen every time I update my training material or after I've delivered a session on using OneDrive. I've tried restarting OneDrive and my computer multiple times, but the issue keeps popping up. Is anyone else having similar problems?
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Yeah, I've noticed that too! The disappearing context menu and status column are a pain and usually indicate that the OneDrive app's processes are glitching, even if it seems like it syncs fine. A quick restart of OneDrive usually fixes it for me. As for the naming issue, it's wild! I've got similar differences between my work and personal device. My work PC shows 'Firstname - Company' while my personal one just says 'OneDrive - Company'. It's like Microsoft might be testing out different naming conventions or something. Maybe they'll sort it out in the next update, but who knows?
That naming mix-up really complicates things, especially when you're trying to train others. OneDrive should be more straightforward, especially in a corporate setting. Microsoft really needs to focus on consistent user experience instead of all these uneven experiments.