Unlink Local Documents folder from OneDrive

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Currently, my local Documents folder is my OneDrive's Documents folder. I want a separate and LOCAL Documents folder along with my cloud saved OneDrive Documents folder. The Documents folder is present in C:\users\___, but it is not the default folder used for documents. Everything that I have stored in my OneDrive Documents folder is apparently on this PC and being used as the local folder, taking up a lot of space on my ssd and therefore rendering the need for a cloud-saved Documents folder moot. How do I unlink/path them and create a separate and distinct local folder for use without interfering with my OneDrive folder?


I have tried to change the location of the folder (documents>properties>location>restore default), but I keep receiving an error message saying that it cannot be done. I would much rather not have to reset my PC, because that seems to be the only way to fix something that I didn't ask to be done in the first place.

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