OneDrive automatically deleting files from OneDrive folder

Anonymous
2018-05-22T21:43:34+00:00

The OneDrive forum appears to have been locked, so I am trying this one.

I moved some large files (photos) to my OneDrive folder to share between PCs and left them synchronising.  When I came back to check on their progress, the files had disappeared from the PCs.  Looking at the OneDrive window it shows them being added to Onedrive then mysteriously being removed a few minutes later.  What on earth is going on?    I tried Ctrl & Z to see if it could undo the removal.  The files looked as if they were being restored - but just disappeared again.  It's a good job I noticed, otherwise I could have lost these files forever.  I can't afford to have my important files just disappearing like that.

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-03-15T20:32:08+00:00

    Hi, I have just had another UNWANTED MS update this time to Office for Mac & have suddenly had about 40 files I have NOT deleted appear in the Trash on my Mac.

    Last month OneDrive decided to move most of its content (except photos) into OneNote, I actually quite like OneNote & use it a lot but I am now getting to the stage where I can't trust ANYTHING Microsoft touches.

    I moved to a Mac to get rid of the gremlins & it's perfect EXEPT for OneDrive & MS Office which I'm tied to for work, I am just so SICK of MS messing my stuff up.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-03-15T21:02:43+00:00

    Rob-----Probably the most apposite comment on this entire thread.

    I'm not a software engineer, I build Hospitals if I built them to Microsofts standards they would all unexpectedly fall down one day.

    I have used OneDrive for years & Windoze since 3.1 & I'm still fighting the same ****

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-03-18T12:24:45+00:00

    What is wrong with Microsoft???

    One year people having this problem and not a single answer. This is a HUGE problem. I have been having the same issue for more than 6 moths. Last time, a lost a lot of files it was on March 10/19. I have had to recover from recycle bin at least 5 times in the last 6 moths. Also, some of my image documents have been renamed to existing Word and Excel documents. That means, when I restore my Word and Excel documents, I get pictures and lose my original documents. I completely lost confidence in OneDrive. Now I have to do what you are not suppose to do whey you have a cloud service; do regular backups on a hard disk.

    I am paying for the 50G storage.

    Microsoft. DO SOMETHING!!!!! Contact us, solve our problem on a one-on-one basis. Do you understand the impact of loosing years of work? This is a good reason for a class lawsuit. Time to involve Satya Nadella?

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-03-18T20:08:59+00:00

    Hi,

    I have same issue that I am breaking my head as of why these files are getting deleted.

    Thanks,

    Deepika

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-03-25T10:09:57+00:00

    Hi,

    we have exactly the same beahviour. Onedrive deletes files automatically.

    We spend a lot of money for E3 plans! Please fix this ASAP.

    kind regards

    Benjamin

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