Customize OneDrive Sync Root Folder Name via Intune

By default, the local OneDrive for work or school folder is created as OneDrive {organization name}. In organizations with long tenant or brand names, this default naming convention increases path lengths and can cause sync issues when users work with deeply nested folders and files. Microsoft provides a dedicated policy Set a custom name for the OneDrive folder that lets administrators replace the default name with a shorter, controlled value across all managed Windows devices. Because this policy is not yet available in the Intune Settings Catalog, it must be deployed through Imported Administrative Templates (Preview). This requires importing the Windows ADMX template files first, followed by the OneDrive ADMX files. Once both templates are available in Intune, you create a new profile of type Imported Administrative Templates (Preview), navigate to Computer Configuration > OneDrive, enable the setting, and supply your Tenant ID along with the desired folder name. For users who are already syncing, the new folder name does not apply automatically: they must unlink and relink their OneDrive account before the change takes effect. As an alternative to ADMX templates, you can also deploy a PowerShell script that writes the custom name directly to the registry key HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\OneDrive\CustomSyncRootFolderName. In both cases, keep the custom name as short as possible to preserve available path length and avoid Windows path-length limitations.