Wallpaper not loading on reboot. Possible onedrive conflict

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Hi. I recently reset Windows, and on my new install, DeskScapes is having bizarre behavior (it's always worked fine for me). When I reboot, it just shows a white background on two of my three monitors. DeskScapes, however, still thinks and shows that the background is set correctly. I have to "disable" DeskScapes and then pick a wallpaper again. This is where OneDrive comes in. When I pick a wallpaper, OneDrive seems to be sending and receiving files. Another interesting thing is that all my static backgrounds have "migrated" to the animated category. I don't know how or why. Any ideas? It's driving me nuts.

Thanks!

monkeynugget

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Please try, uninstall Deskscape, reboot immediately (important), download latest version available in your account product download page: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products.  Install it, reboot immediately again. Retest it and report back.

If the issue still appear, we need more details.

  1. Windows full version and OS Build number. Please use Winver.exe to get these numbers.
  2. Deskscapes version number installed.
  3. Do you have any folder/s that get registered under Deskcapes for Wallpapers that also link to your OneDrive for backup?

Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

his is almost certainly a OneDrive "Files On-Demand" and "Known Folder Move" conflict.

When you reset Windows, OneDrive automatically defaults to hijacking and backing up your local Desktop, Documents, and Pictures folders. DeskScapes likely maps its wallpaper directories to one of these locations.

Here is what is happening:

  1. On reboot, the wallpaper files are set to "Online-only" by OneDrive to save space.

  2. DeskScapes tries to load the file before OneDrive has initialized or downloaded it, resulting in the white screen.

  3. When you manually pick a wallpaper, it forces OneDrive to download the file (hence the syncing activity). The "animated" migration bug is likely DeskScapes getting confused by the OneDrive .url or sync placeholder metadata rather than reading the actual file extension.

The Fix: Right-click your DeskScapes directory in File Explorer and select "Always keep on this device." Alternatively, go into OneDrive Settings > Sync and back up > Manage backup, and stop backing up the folder DeskScapes relies on.

OneDrive's aggressive local syncing can cause severe file-locking headaches when resetting systems or moving data. If you are ever dealing with data transfers on a larger scale—such as moving massive amounts of OneDrive data between Microsoft 365 tenants, or migrating from personal to enterprise accounts without dealing with these local sync glitches—the SysTools OneDrive Migration Software handles this directly at the tenant-to-tenant level. It bypasses local client bottlenecks entirely for secure, bulk data transfers.

Hope the local folder fix gets your monitors sorted!

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

You were totally right.  I really thought I turned file-on demand off but mistook another setting in backup for it.  Plus they kind of buried it (right click -> more options....)  Thanks so much!

monkeynugget

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