OneDrive syncing, plus whatever "enhancements" Microsoft have made to Windows Explorer, makes my current directory navigation and file management slower than it

OneDrive syncing, plus whatever "enhancements" Microsoft have made to Windows Explorer, makes my current directory navigation and file management slower than it was 10+ years ago. I've started working out of a separate directory structure so that OneDrive stays out of the way, and then move the files manually into OneDrive's field-of-view once I'm finished. This is not good practise for backups, but it's good practise for time efficiency and minimal frustration.