How Do I Get Windows 11 to Stop Saving Everything To OneDrive Folder Location?

Anonymous
2022-09-23T07:43:59+00:00

Howdy!

I just recently got a new laptop, OS Windows 11, and I was trying to ensure that despite not having OneDrive installed, that things were not saving to it, but...

As I was accessing some files online, I noticed that the location was C:\Users\ADMINUSERNAMEREDACTED\OneDrive for the Documents, Photos, DESKTOP(??why??) and Downloads files.

This error in file-folder path LITERALLY cost me a job opportunity!! I am absolutely beside myself and genuinely bummed about this.

I DO NOT want ANYTHING AT ALL, literally ever, in a OneDrive path.

I have looked for information regarding this, but it is all out of date.

I would like to keep the fancy icons, instead of just the regular file folder icon, if at all possible.

I appreciate any assistance. I can definitely provide information if need be.

Also, I have no idea what kind of "Product" and "App" this qualifies as, so I hope that what I have selected is okay.

Toodles!

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-03-27T00:43:14+00:00

    you left out one of the main issues. How to you make the pc "save" selection appear since it is gone and only save as appears.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-03-14T11:01:41+00:00

    Hi Louie, this One Drive feature is the most irritating thing that I have ever experienced in 30 years of computing. I have even thought of defecting to Apple. It's an appalling hijacker of freedom of choice and an invasion of privacy; I hate One drive with an absolute passion. I have tried a number of times to get rid of it only to find it sneaking back after a few months like some thief in the night.

    Thanks for the post I'll try it an keep my fingers crossed.

    Gail McGarvey

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-03-09T23:40:45+00:00

    this is false information, Windows 10 and 11 is now moving desktop, documents and more to the one driver folder even if you disable it and doesn't do it at first, windows update makes so where it is default and if you remove it or move it, your desktop items will disappear and apps that relies on them to save your progress no longer can be saved because they don't have access to that folder anymore so yeah turning off sync dfoesnt do anything becasue micrsoft sent updates to change this forcibly without informing you!

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-02-20T14:00:24+00:00

    Personally I always uninstall OneDrive as soon as I buy a new laptop. I absolutely hate the everything appears duplicated. I cannot se any attraction in the display at all and find separate hard-drives much easier to manage.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-02-20T08:47:09+00:00

    Unless you do all the BS we outlined here, it will keep trying to put everything in the onedrive documents folder, and it will try to hide the fact that it is in the onedrive directory. It is extremely aggressive so I recommend you do the regedits too.

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