
OneDrive is designed to avoid duplicates by detecting and skipping the reupload of an existing file. Will OneDrive upload duplicates? No and yes. They are likely to be created during upload. If two files are exactly the same regardless of filename, you can consider them exact duplicate files. In such a case, you can check the versions and decide which one(s) to delete or edit etc. OneDrive saves different versions of the file to prevent data loss. If a file is edited on multiple computers before it has had a chance to sync everywhere, this will happen. OneDrive creates duplicate file name with PC name when it detects a conflict. Doing so may stop OneDrive from creating duplicate files. If you see them in your account, it may be time to refresh your credentials.

#1 OneDrive duplicate files with computer name There are 2 common types of duplicates in OneDrive. Facts to know about duplicate files in OneDrive
