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
    2024-03-30T05:27:23+00:00

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

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-28T10:04:45+00:00

    I am totally with you. I just had my laptop crash, because of a virus in my one drive. I lost everything. What I was able to retrieve, One Drive won't let me move it, or copy it, or have access to it, unless I pay for a subscription. I have to pay for my own personal documents, pics, and other important data....

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  3. Diane Poremsky MVP 17,531 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2024-02-23T13:44:50+00:00

    You need to make sure everything is synced to the computer then go into OneDrive settings and disable backup - then move the files back to the default locations.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-22T22:35:39+00:00

    I agree. My dTa was hijacked when an automatic update happened. My One Drive backup permissions had been turned off and somehow Microsoft changed the settings and did a backup which also removed all my documents, pictures, and the desktop from the “c” drive. I am technically savy and have not been able to reverse this. Sooo frustrated.

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