Windows – How to remove the SkyDrive information from Office

NTFS provides a functionality called symbolic link kind of like a hard-link (Not a shortcut) you can place links to your Notebooks folder in your Backup Folder which will then automatically sync. Here's a utility that can create Junctions for you: Junction

To create a junction c:\Skydrive\MyNotes for "c:\My Docs\NyNotes":

Create Directory:

C:\Skydrive>md MyNotes

Create junction:

C:\>junction c:\Skydrive\MyNotes "c:\My Docs\MyNotes"

Now everything in MyDocs\MyNotes is also (technically) in Skydrive\MyNotes - And automatically synced!

Here's a right-key click solution for the problem, no command line required: NTFSLink

Open the Run Dialog by pressing Win + R Type in cmd and press Enter to open a Command Prompt

If you are running 32 bit Office on 32 bit Windows type in

regsvr32 /u "%programfiles%\Microsoft Office\Office15\GROOVEEX.DLL"

If you are running 32 bit Office on 64 bit Windows type in

regsvr32 /u "%programfiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office15\GROOVEEX.DLL"

If you are running 64 bit Office on 64 bit Windows type in

regsvr32 /u "%programfiles%\Microsoft Office\Office15\GROOVEEX.DLL"

and press Enter

If it was successful you should see this confirmation dialog:

Note that you must have Administrative rights to do that. For more information see

Superuser - How to access the Administrator Command Prompt in Windows 8?

Windows Server Documentation - Start a Command Prompt as an Administrator