OneDrive deleted local files and started syncing old files !

This is a serious problem.

I want to add that in my folder that is not synced with OneDrive, it is every single file that has been deleted, the folder structure is still intact, which obviously also shows that it is not something I have done myself.

The old files have suddenly showed up back in the synced folder, but it is the old version from when I initially deleted / moved them out of OneDrive, meaning that I have lost all recent work because of this.

How can this even happen?

Why would OneDrive delete files in folders that are not even synced with OneDrive.

My best guess is that after I moved a lot of files out of OneDrive, I saw a message saying that I had deleted a lot of files from OneDrive (I guess it saw them as deleted because they were moved), some mechanism most have decided to revert the action after X amount of days, even though I never asked for this to happen.

OneDrive has caused a gigantic mess and loss of lot of work.

To anyone reading this, stay away from OneDrive, it is not a mature product.

The files in my local folder are gone and I did not delete them myself.

I used them just before I went to bed and needed them again when I woke up and then they were gone.

Instead old files have suddenly showed up in my OneDrive synced folders including on my desktop.

Several of these files had previously (days/weeks ago) been moved out of OneDrive and to the local folder where they have now been deleted by OneDrive.

I have not deleted any of the local files myself, I depend on them for work.

I have seen notifications from OneDrive that a large number of files had been deleted, which was correct and my intention since I wanted the files out of OneDrive as I copied them back to have them locally on my computer.

My guess is that suddenly all the files that was previously moved to the local folder has been reverted by OneDrive, hence why the old files are suddenly showing up in the OneDrive synced folders again and why the new versions are now gone from the local folder.

This is a huge problem and a major flaw.

I have lost all my recent work because of this.

I need to have my local files back.

Even I have the same issue! I didn't delete or do anything! Now all my recent work are gone!

OneDrive just did exactly the same thing to me, right in front of my eyes...it deleted the pictures on my local PC in OneDrive folder and replaced them with the current ones that were on the cloud. In other words it synced from the cloud to the local PC and disregarded that there were already files there on the local PC. What kind of a sync is this because I do not even have an option in the local OneDrive settings to sync it this way?!

This is after they deleted everything in my Personal vault, blamed me for it, and told me to check other local PCs...what a joke this OneDrive really is. 

Alex

This is a serious issue that still has not been resolved.  All posts from Microsoft on this thread appear to restate a DIFFERENT problem than the original poster.  I'm having a similar problem with OneDrive and how it handles non-synced folders.  I really wish someone would listen and help.