I believe restoring Windows to a restore point turns OneDrive into a mass of confusion. Someone please correct me if that's wrong.
Otherwise, I'd appreciate step-by-step instructions on what to do in OneDrive after restoring Windows to an earlier restore point.
It makes sense that Windows restore and OneDrive would conflict. If someone does a restore, he might not want OneDrive to automatically reestablish the problem that led him to restore Windows.
I gather from sad experience (not from any documentation I've been able to find) that after a Windows Restore, all changed files that were syncing with OneDrive before the restore are permanently decoupled from OneDrive sync. They restored files remain in the local OneDrive seen with File Explorer. File Explorer shows them as syncing. But they will never sync. The newer OneDrive online files cannot be downloaded directly to the desired local OneDrive folder. The problems are not self-correcting. There are no obvious warnings or file labels that tell a user that he needs to do something to rectify the problem. OneDrive shows perpetual syncing that never finishes. And the OneDrive online versions of affected files cannot be opened with File Explorer. Changes made to the local files are not synced up to OneDrive Online.
I'm pretty sure there must be a set a steps that, if followed, will prevent or correct all these problems.