Why does my Onedrive.exe file disappear from the %appdata%\local\microsoft\onedrive folder?

Anonymous
2018-06-01T10:56:27+00:00

For some reason, my onedrive.exe program gets deleted after a day from the %appdata%\local\microsoft\onedrive folder.

I have uninstalled OneDrive and then reinstalled it.  The program works for a day, but then the following day I notice that the OneDrive icon is not in my taskbar (i.e. OneDrive stopped running) and then when I go to launch the program, it says it can't fine OneDrive.  I navigate to the folder (noted above) and the OneDrive.exe file is no longer there.  

This is really strange.

Can someone help?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-07-18T22:01:28+00:00

    I too have same issue.  Following the threads here & on Malwarebytes forum.

    Has anyone tried setting an MBAM exclusion for folder C:\Users???\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive?

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-07-18T22:46:18+00:00

    I too am running Malwarebytes Premium.. Hmmmmmmmm.. Please let us know!

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-07-18T23:27:40+00:00

    I have just added the exclusion to mine and will report back if my one drive has continued issues. Seems like this thread is making progress and I agree Malwarebytes seems to be the only common factor with everyone.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-07-18T23:34:20+00:00

    To test exclusion settings, you may first need to roll back a Windows Update or go back to a restore point before the OneDrive update.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-07-19T01:15:07+00:00

    To test exclusion settings, you may first need to roll back a Windows Update or go back to a restore point before the OneDrive update.

    Why in the world would you need to do that? If you exclude the entire OneDrive folder under AppData\Local in MalwareBytes the OneDrive installer is in the folder and will install without being affected. There is no need to restore Windows.

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