Similarly, you may find the Documents folder empty or it contains different files. That is because you are looking at the synced OneDrive Documents folder. The original folders and files are still on the disk drive, but to get to them you must use Explorer to go to C:UsersYourName. Working with synced Desktop and Documents Whenever there is an internet connection, Windows will sync the contents of the OneDrive folder on the PC with the OneDrive storage online. Icons, shortcuts, folders and files placed on the desktop, and files in the Documents folder are synced along with everything else in OneDrive.