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How to stop OneDrive’s sync pausing in battery saver mode

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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TheOneDrive cloud storageautomatically pauses syncing when Windows 10 is in battery saver mode. A “This PC is in battery saver mode” toast notification pops up to informusersthat OneDrive has paused syncing to preserve battery.Userscan then select aSync anywayoption on that toast notification. However, someuserswould prefer ifOneDrivedidn’t pause syncing so they don’t need to manually enable it via the toast notification.

How can users fix OneDrive’s sync pausing?

How can users fix OneDrive’s sync pausing?

1. Turn Off Battery Saver Mode

2. Deselect the Automatically Pause Sync Option

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3. Edit the Registry

That’s howuserscan stop OneDrive’s sync pausing in battery saver mode. Then the “This PC is in battery saver mode” notification won’t ever appear forusersto restart syncing.

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