One Drive app on my Galaxy A14 keeps adding random photos to my gallery

Peggy Martinson 0 Reputation points
2026-08-15T22:52:55.97+00:00

The One Drive app on my Galaxy A14 keeps adding random photos to my Gallery! How do I stop this? I only want the photos I actually take to in my Gallery!

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  1. Hendrix-V 18,525 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-08-16T05:20:08.6533333+00:00

    Hi Peggy Martinson,

    It sounds like Samsung Gallery may be displaying photos that are being synced from OneDrive, even though they were not originally taken with your phone's camera. This can sometimes occur when Gallery is set to show content from synced cloud albums.

    As a quick check:

    • Open Samsung Gallery.
    • Tap Menu > Settings.
    • Look for options such as Show synced content or OneDrive albums and temporarily disable them.
    • Restart the Gallery app and verify whether the unwanted photos still appear.

    If the photos disappear after disabling cloud-synced content, that would help confirm the images are being surfaced through Gallery's OneDrive integration rather than being newly created on the device.

    If possible, could you also let me know whether the same photos appear in the OneDrive Photos view, or only in Samsung Gallery? That detail can help narrow down the source of the images.

    I hope this helps point us in the right direction.

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    2026-08-15T22:53:11.24+00:00

    This usually happens because OneDrive is including other folders in camera upload, not just the phone camera folder. Folders such as screenshots, downloads, or social media images can appear in OneDrive Memories or photo views.

    To stop that on the OneDrive app:

    1. Open OneDrive on the Galaxy A14.
    2. Select Me.
    3. Open Settings.
    4. Select Camera upload.
    5. Choose Organise by source.
    6. Uncheck any folders that should not be included.

    If the goal is to keep only photos actually taken by the phone camera, leave only the camera folder selected and uncheck folders like Screenshots, Downloads, and social media folders.

    If Samsung Gallery is linked to OneDrive, also check Samsung’s album sync settings:

    1. Go to Settings > Accounts and backup > Samsung Cloud > Gallery > Albums to sync.
    2. Select only the albums that should sync, or choose All albums only if everything should be included.

    Important: Samsung Gallery and OneDrive use bi-directional sync. Deleting or changing synced photos in Samsung Gallery or OneDrive can affect the other location and synced devices. Deleted items are moved to the Recycle Bin and removed from synced devices.

    If the behavior continues and Samsung Gallery is syncing the wrong content, disconnect and reconnect Samsung Gallery to OneDrive:

    1. Open the Microsoft account Additional security options page.
    2. Next to Samsung account or Samsung Cloud, select Remove or Remove these permissions.
    3. On the phone, go to Settings > Accounts or Accounts and backup > Manage accounts.
    4. Select the Samsung account.
    5. Open Apps and services / Connected services / Linked accounts.
    6. Remove or unlink the Microsoft account.

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