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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.
A Microsoft file hosting and synchronization service.
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I wish we all get together and bring a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft OneDrive. I am constantly getting pornographic emails under memories of the day and I have lost a great deal of my important files that are highjacked and not stored in my C-drive.
I believe I disable syncing, and then uninstalled OneDrive to get it off my PC. I also then manually deleted all the folders associated with it and used the regular Windows PC folders to store things. The folders are named similarly so I deleted them to confused the two. That said my One Drive folders were mostly empty. I just didn't want all my personal documents/folders to be automatically synced to the cloud so that's why I did that. I never went over the limit where they ask you to pay. I still think I have the 5GB free account but I treat it as another Dropbox account. I'm not sure what you mean by locked, you should be able to access it through https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/online-cloud-storage and use whatever email it asked you during PC setup.
Once you have deleted OneDrive from your pc you cannot disable OneDrive unless you buy storage space because the cloud app is locked. I never signed up to use OneDrive and thought that deleting it from my pc would cancel that service but that proved to be untrue.
I'm in. Let me know how I can help. My files have been hijacked and they are being held for ransom.
Yes, Microsoft One Drive criminal / Hacker / Ransom were like behaviour also started around the same time it became impossible to call 132058 and speak to a real person.
I'm glad you have been able to help some clients recover their stolen property!!
Theft is a crime and I believe that Microsoft is engaged in criminal activity when they steal my property and hold it hostage in their cloud! I see this as a law enforcement issue and some people need to be fined and jailed to adjust their thinking!