How to disable OneDrive "On this day" "Memories" whatever MS calls it now

Anonymous
2022-02-08T11:52:29+00:00

I can't find any options in the settings for OneDrive to get it to stop sending me reminders of the past "On this day" or "Memories". Is it even possible to turn this feature off?

Update: I found in the actual OneDrive website an option under settings called "On this day memories are available" that is already disabled. What I'm experiencing now is not emails, but popups in the bottom right corner of my screen, so no emails but now these popup notifications that seem to be coming from the operating system.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-09-15T04:02:22+00:00

    Read the original post, please, before replying. I did not write that I do not want to be alerted. that was turned off a long time ago. I wrote that I did not want the memories, period. OneDrive is a working solution for me, not a picture romp, and Microsoft is out of place making the determination regarding my preferences.
    I Do not want to delete the photos from OneDrive. One reason I have OneDrive is to save disk space on my PC.
    As for organization, my files are painstakingly organized.Do not blame the user for a poor Microsoft decision. As I have learned, the feature cannot be turned off, but it can be moved to the bottom of the page. That has been done. Please read requests attentively before responding. Thank you

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-06-15T23:59:54+00:00

    What a useless feature. Thanks for reassuring me that I will never waste money on OneDrive or 365.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-08-04T17:57:44+00:00

    Yeah, in my experience it was/is a per client setting.

    I've disabled it on my work phone, check. Enabled on my personal phone, check. Works as expected.

    But the option is missing completely in the Windows (10) version of Onedrive.

    "When OneDrive suggests a new collection of my photos and videos" is already switched of, doesn't help.

    Just now I did an important presentation and jolly old me from 20 years ago just pops in... Yeah, it was funny and lightened the mood, but it's annoying and super unprofessional. There are some pictures in my onedrive I definitely wouldn't want to share in a work environment.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-04-07T14:18:59+00:00

    Here is a link that will popup an email support link on OneDrive: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=528676

    This will create a support ticket with MS. Be sure to register your dismay about this using this link. Let's see if it gets us anywhere.

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  5. Don Varnau 19,930 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-02-10T08:37:46+00:00

    I can't find any options in the settings for OneDrive to get it to stop sending me reminders of the past "On this day" or "Memories". Is it even possible to turn this feature off?

    Update: I found in the actual OneDrive website an option under settings called "On this day memories are available" that is already disabled. What I'm experiencing now is not emails, but popups in the bottom right corner of my screen, so no emails but now these popup notifications that seem to be coming from the operating system.

    On the OneDrive page where you turned off "On this day..." is there a Save on the page that you should have clicked on?

    Has the computer been restarted after that was turned off?

    Don

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