I want to sue Microsoft -- OneDrive has hijacked all my local files and there's no way to retreive it!!!!

Anonymous
2023-09-20T23:52:12+00:00

Microsoft is using deceptive tactics to hold our content hostage. I wasn't given any intimation on how OneDrive would without my permission take hold of my folders and content and not release it back to me unless I took their subscription account to access them. Even though I have paid for a yearly subscription, I still am not able to restore back all my content to my local storage. Though the sum of amount they've received isn't much, the value of my content is too high for me. I do not want them on OneDrive, I want them locally on my computer and for me to access, store, or transfer per my discretion.

When they apply this policy at a systemic level where all Windows users are subjected to it, suddenly the under $20 annual fee obviously becomes a much greater sum. It is something that must be attacked and resented publicly. A class action law suit is necessary when companies begin to act so callously.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-15T13:58:10+00:00

    We need a good team of lawyers!

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-08T04:50:13+00:00

    Why can't you sync the account to your desktop? Once it syncs, you can disable the "back up" feature.

    I have tried all the so called fixes online. Nothing works. My files have been hijacked and are inaccessible.

    I TOO AM IN FOR A CLASS ACTION SUIT! HOW CAN I HELP?

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-06T15:53:15+00:00

    Onedrive is purposely difficult . it is malware. Onedrive die.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-12-26T02:42:40+00:00

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-12-26T02:06:00+00:00

    U.S. vs Microsoft did precious little. The ongoing FTC suit will probably have the same affect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_litigation Those are just the government. I haven't fully researched civil suits.

    I'm a bit busy fighting Kaiser at the moment. Delay, Deny, Defend by Jay Murray Feinman is my legal bible at the moment. Don't read it, it's terrifying.

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