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. Craig Long 18,630 Reputation points
    2024-07-25T07:20:20+00:00

    Hi, Thanks. I l already change the settings in my OneDrive App, so the syncing is stopped (or it should be). But like I say, when I tried to see this unsolicited message from windows 11, somehow, it triggered the syncing again, and moved all my Pictures from my Windows system dir, to the OneDrive dir again.

    Do you work in Microsoft? I hope I can work with someone who can be responsible for what happened to the poor users of Windows.

    I don't think for one minute that Microsoft reputation is sacrificed by the fiasco of CrowdStrike. It's already very bad.

    For your information, the OneNote in my company PC, it can't do string search correctly!!!

    No, I don't work for Microsoft. You can contact support, but I don't think they will be able to help. You just need to avoid OneDrive if you don't want to use it.

    See my answer here: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/windows-11-or-onedrive-has-moved-all-my-files-into/2202be89-c698-4fd8-b412-0e42534d3c47

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-07-25T07:00:57+00:00

    Microsoft has 221,000 employees worldwide. And none of them care about us!!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-07-25T06:54:52+00:00

    Why no one is suing Microsoft? We need it for all the suffering and damage it caused to US Citizens -- yes, including me.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-07-25T06:51:13+00:00

    Hi, Thanks. I l already change the settings in my OneDrive App, so the syncing is stopped (or it should be). But like I say, when I tried to see this unsolicited message from windows 11, somehow, it triggered the syncing again, and moved all my Pictures from my Windows system dir, to the OneDrive dir again.

    Do you work in Microsoft? I hope I can work with someone who can be responsible for what happened to the poor users of Windows.

    I don't think for one minute that Microsoft reputation is sacrificed by the fiasco of CrowdStrike. It's already very bad.

    For your information, the OneNote in my company PC, it can't do string search correctly!!!

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  5. Craig Long 18,630 Reputation points
    2024-07-06T04:56:06+00:00

    Make sure you go to Manage Backup and turn off the sync, otherwise, the folders listed in Manage Backup will move back into OneDrive.

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