After investigating this issue thoroughly, it turns out that there are several underlying scenarios that are known to cause this particular issue on Windows. Here’s a list of potential culprits that might trigger the “tag present in the reparse point buffer is invalid” error with OneDrive: Now that you are familiar with every scenario that might cause this OneDrive issue, here’s a list of verified methods that other affected users have successfully used to get fix this issue permanently.
Install the latest Windows updates
Before you move on to any of the other fixes below, you should start by installing any pending updates that might still be waiting to get installed. The reason why is important is that Microsoft has already released dozens of hotfixes aimed at improving the stability of the OneDrive integration on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. To ensure that you’re taking advantage of every fix released by Microsoft, access the Windows Update component and install every pending update either you’re on Windows 10 or Windows 11. Follow the instructions below for step by step instructions on how to do this: If the same OneDrive issue is still ongoing, move down to the next potential fix below.
Reset the OneDrive cache folder
If you already made sure that every pending Windows Update is already installed, the next step is to ensure that you’re not dealing with some type of glitch brought about by an inconsistency located in the cache folder of Onedrive. Several affected users dealing with the same kind of issue have confirmed that they managed to get the issue resolved by resetting the entire OneDrive cache while being signed in with an administrator account. If you haven’t tried this fix yet, follow the instructions below to reset the entire OneDrive cache using an elevated Command Prompt: In case clearing OneDrive the cache didn’t do anything in your case, move down to the next potential fix below.
Running a CHKDSK scan
If none of the issues above have been effective in your case, there’s a high chance you’re dealing with an issue rooted in some kind of system file corruption affecting the junction files that the OneDrive On-Demand feature uses. In a scenario like this one, the best course of action should be to run a CHKDSK scan from an elevated command prompt in order to replace the corrupted OneDrive junction dependencies with healthy equivalents. Important: Before getting started with this method, it’s important to understand that running this type of repair will require a system reboot at the end of this procedure. Before moving forward, makes sure you save any document you might be currently working on. Once you’re ready to deploy a CHKDSK scan, follow the on-screen instructions below to deploy a CHKDSK scan:
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