Windows 11 - documents folder is linked to onedrive instead of the pc storage. can't unlink it.

Anonymous
2022-08-26T22:34:31+00:00

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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Brian Tillman 27,030 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2022-08-26T23:08:01+00:00

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.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-04-11T20:05:35+00:00

    Please don't insert false information into this thread. The subject is confusing enough for most people.

    The Location tab in Properties is exactly the same in Windows 11 as in Windows 10. As in Windows 10, it only appears in the Properties panel of a system folder, so if you don't see it, you're not looking at the right folder.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-03-15T19:35:24+00:00

    i'M Going to be sorry I said this. but I have fought the good fight for 65 years . now my health and blood pressure comes first. beside as a boomer I am confident that the millennials gen x gen z have taken over that fight that never ends . it truly reminds me of George Lucas line of the fight against the dark side . we will win

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-03-13T01:36:46+00:00

    I figured it out after it was TOO LATE and windows had destroyed my links.

    to be honest. I gave up.

    my Windows 11 is messed up and OneDrive did it. so it's going to stay that way for another few years until I actually need to update.

    Re-installing my HAM radio apps alone is a months worth of headaches and I have not even tried re-installing besides ham radio these days is filled with k00ks from the far right , so I'm done with that too for a while

    I do have links to people on the web that show you how to make a ISO that is clean of a lot of these MS un-necessary junk. until then this TURKEY is done and cooked.

    thanks for replying

    consider this thread AVANDONED by OP.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-01-02T17:41:40+00:00

    I concur that uninstalling AND editing the registry is the only thing that seemed to work for me. Here's the info on the registry settings for those still in need https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/documents-folder-stuck-in-onedrive-and-duplicate/286f11c1-f74e-4808-b306-fd1f25abbe85

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