Recent content by pparks1

If that was the case, the originals would all be locally on the machine, and only synced up to OneDrive. Thus, there shouldn't be any problem opening those files.

Yeah, I would love a "custom install" option to run a minimal install and then just install each additional component manually. This is what i do with my Linux installs. Minimal install and just install the actual tools and components I need.

I don't see any way that having a Microsoft account would be more secure than a local account

This doc explains what is happening https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/learning/changes-microsoft-copilot-app here is a video on it

Yeah, that is insane. About 2 weeks ago we purchased a WD Black 2TB 8100 PCI Gen 5 for $399. edit: actually it's still $399. unsure why the gen4 you linked above is so expensive...

While my actual desktop and mini PC running Windows 11 are pretty much bog standard, when I am playing with debloat stuff in virtual machines, the tool that I have found that I like the best is Winhance. My son used it for his new PC build and has been really happy with it too. Following up...

I couldn't figure it out either. I think the problems, have been exaggerated based on a basic dislike of syncing thing to the cloud.

No, those files will be recreated upon using the system again. Your pagefile is temporary space on the hard drive for things that need to be removed from RAM when your RAM is fully utilized. The hiberfil file is memory information that is dumped to your drive when you hibernate the machine...

Could somebody please explain to me, how people "lost files"? I think this is the part that really has me confused. The way I think about "lost files" would be that the files were permanently nuked, gone, never to be seen again. I think the worst case scenario here was that the...

No, but this again is an issue with Backup and not OneDrive. When backup was turned on, it moved files from the local users document folder to the local users onedrive documents folder. Then it synced them to cloud. Then, if they turned off backup it didnt put the files back into the users...

Its not a full fledged backup suite, but it certainly can be thought of as a backup. If you have 1 and only 1 copy of a file in your local hard drive, you have no backup. If you also have that same file on another hard drive, a flash drive, another computer or in the cloud you have a backup...

I disagree wholeheartedly. Its its one of the best features to protect a user who otherwise probably won't make a backup. Should certainly be installed Not sure why I would ever want to go with another cloud provider for cloud storage space. OneDrive works great, and it provides THE MOST...

I play games on my PC, but only during the winter months when it's cold, snowy and dark. In the summer months, on top of my normal day job, my son and I mow lawns around our neighborhood which takes up about 20 hours a week. In addition, we are both pretty avid cyclists, so I try to spend at...

Sure, they want to generate revenue. Obviously there is going to be a relatively small amount of disk space given away for free. iCloud is 5GB free, Dropbox is 2GB free, Google drive is one of the best at 15GB of free space with Google Drive. I think the key difference is that Microsoft...

Fair enough. Like anything else, you can never make all the people happy. Some will like it, others will despise it. Others will falls somewhere in the middle. I've always managed what's in my OneDrive manually. I don't use the Documents, Pictures, and Music folders provided by Microsoft...