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
    2024-04-17T08:59:22+00:00

    I'm in. Let me know how I can help. My files have been hijacked and they are being held for ransom.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-04-07T13:06:16+00:00

    I am with you. Let's file something and destroy this **** nightmare theft of my **** personal data. Somehow this **** **** is controlling my pc from the cloud. If I turn one drive off or completely remove it. I literally lose my entire **** c drive except for a non working windows environment.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-26T00:15:23+00:00

    Don't be ridiculous. There isn't a place on the machine that OneDrive can't reach. It should never have reached any personal data without permission in the first place. Putting my personal information in your cloud without my express permission is nothing but theft. Most data breaches aren't against single users, they are against corporations. The cloud is nothing but other people's computers. I want my data on MY computer. ONLY.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-05-19T22:18:59+00:00

    Ms Diane Poremsky [M365 Apps & Services MVP]

    This is unacceptable. Your suggestion is to late. There should have been a notice letting users know Onedrive is activated and installed. There should have been a noticed to indicate what would happen if users disabled this app. It should have NEVER deleted anything from the local computer. You could have just removed the users items from the Cloud!

    Based on this thread, many of us do not want our personal stuff in the cloud and the fact Microsoft installed this without notifying users is suspicious. Microsoft was once a consumer friendly and careful company. What happened!!!

    Some new items that were not backed up were removed.

    Please escalate this to the leadership who I hope care about their consumers and remove that option from the default install of Windows and leave it as optional!!!

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-03-30T05:27:23+00:00

    Why don't you document the steps on how to do this?

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