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I recently got a new laptop and I'm not sure how windows 11 works. I noticed that my documents folder was just my OneDrive, which i don't want.
When i tried to redirect it to the main storage, i get:
I'm not sure how to get it to work.
I don't want to unlink my onedrive completely because i use it often to transfer files.
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Hi. I'm Brian and I will do my best to help you.
Go into the Settings on OneDrive, select the Backup tab and uncheck Documents (and Desktop and Pictures if you wish) and those folders should get moved back to their position under C:\Users<youraccount>, unless you've manually created folders of the same name, which is not the correct approach.
MS did it so that you would have to pay them once you go over your "free" limit, which is where I'm at at currently.
I think whatever you do here, backup your Onedrive files to an external (flash/whatever) drive first.
I did that but they still don't show up. To locate the documents folder I have to go to
This PC
OS (C;)
Users
MyUserName
Documents
This is maddening and truly makes me want to throw out 365 and OneDrive.
How do I have them show up - I have checked every box that says don't save to OneDrive, default location my PC - yet still OneDrive cloud Personal is the top item followed by Desktop. I was able to "pin" documents, photos etc.
Do I need uninstall OneDrive to solve this permanently?
But I have never set up one drive!! If I follow your instructions that is what it wants me to do. I just want all my stuff on my new computer and when I did the restore off my Seagate it went to one drive now I can't get them.