One drive has messed up my whole PC. How do I get my files back on my PC, and switch off one drive forever. (Please dont answer a question I did not ask)?

Anonymous
2024-01-12T07:27:02+00:00

One drive asked me if I wanted to back-up my files, it does not back up, it steals them and puts them online and in the process loses lots of them and makes your whole document opening slower.

This is not what I wanted, and its not what it said it would do (back up)

I dont want it, it has messed up my whole PC.

How do I get my files back on my PC, and switch off one drive forever?

Please dont answer a question I did not ask, don't tell me about where they are stored and an online recycle bin, or green ticks or always keep on this device.

I just want to COMPLETELY reverse the operation.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-02-07T00:09:57+00:00

    Well color me STUPID! When I installed Windows 11 Pro after coming from Windows 7! I thought One Drive was like Google was on my phone, backing up everything for free and letting me easily delete to make ROOM! Microsoft took over everything, putting One Drive subfolder in front of EVERYTHING! And when you throw stuff on the desktop, temporarily destroys what's on the free space I have, and then comes the EXTORTION $$$$ pay for more space! And when you delete all HELL Breaks, lose! Already removed One Drive but my stuff on my PC still in ONe Drive Subfolders!

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-30T07:24:49+00:00

    I'm having the same issue. What a ridiculous product this is! I accidentally click a box to close a window and now Onedrive is besieging my computer for days! It is just taking and hiding all my ****. In what universe is this not extremely invasive and offensive?

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  3. Craig Long 18,630 Reputation points
    2025-01-30T05:13:35+00:00

    There is NO OPTION to "Always Keep on this device". I've highlighted the 7 folders that

    are in the One Drive and right clicking only gives options to Save to Desktop (Create shortcut), Restore Previous version, ...the same options generally given when right clicking.

    "Always keep on this device" is demonstrated in these videos:

    Windows 11:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sync-files-with-onedrive-in-windows-615391c4-2bd3-4aae-a42a-858262e42a49

    Windows 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzIA9uykIhE

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-01-30T05:03:05+00:00

    There is NO OPTION to "Always Keep on this device". I've highlighted the 7 folders that

    are in the One Drive and right clicking only gives options to Save to Desktop (Create shortcut), Restore Previous version, ...the same options generally given when right clicking.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-01-30T04:17:56+00:00

    I completely agree with you. It was horrifying when setting up my new laptop to see my files going into a cloud. All MS said was "All your files, conversations, phone info, everything in your life basically will be stored in OUR cloud!" And I didn't know how to stop it.

    And now after seeing instructions on how to get them back there still is not an option to "Keep all file on this computer" as the directions said.

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