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Scenario:
Your company Contoso has merged with TechOne and the organization name is changing to Contoso-One. You want the change to be reflected on the local OneDrive sync folder in Windows Explorer from Contoso to Contoso-One.
First Unlink your OneDrive account by Right clicking on the OneDrive cloud icon in the system tray, and choose Settings:
NOTE: If you unlink OneDrive and have SharePoint sites synced, you will need to resync them.
Select the Account tab:
Choose ‘Unlink this PC’:
You will receive a dialog to confirm the Unlink:
Once you have unlinked your OneDrive account, go to the O365 Portal as a global administrator:
- Go to the https://admin.microsoft.com
- Select your organization's name in the top right corner of the page.
3. Choose Edit beside your organization's name.
- Update your organization's information and choose Save.
Once the organization name has been updated (usually takes a few minutes to show in the Admin Center), resync your OneDrive by going to OneDrive in the browser and choose the Sync button:
Choose Allow:
Select the default sync settings after entering your credentials.
Once the sync is complete, check Windows Explorer and you will see the updated folder: