Solved Cloud next to my icons - how to fix?


ScrappyWriter73

ScrappyWriter73

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Why is there a cloud next to my icons?Screenshot 2023-03-09 215405.png
 
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Windows 11 Home Insider 22h2 (Build: 22624.1391)

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11 Home 24H2 Build 26100.1Intel(R) Pentium(R) Silver N5030 CPU @ 1.10GHz4 GBIntel UHD Graphics 605
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11 Home 24H2 Build 26100.1
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Lenovo IdeaPad 1 14IGL7
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Intel(R) Pentium(R) Silver N5030 CPU @ 1.10GHz
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4 GB
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I don't really know much more about my specs.
I believe that means that those files/apps are synced with OneDrive.

You have my sympathies. I've been trying to get rid of OneDrive for a week now.
 

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Win 11 Pro 25H2
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PC/Desktop
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Self build
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Intel i7 13700KF
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Gigabyte Z790 UD AC
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32 GB Team Group DDR5 - 6000 CL 30
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ASUS TUF GAMING RTX 3070 Ti
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ACER 34 inch
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Catnip said:
I believe that means that those files/apps are synced with OneDrive.

You have my sympathies. I've been trying to get rid of OneDrive for a week now.
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Just go to startup settings and disable one drive to prevent it from starting every boot up.
 

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    Windows 11 ProAMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D32GB DDR5 CL30 Kingston FuryASUS Prime Radeon RX 9060 XT OC Edition 16GB
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    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
    Motherboard
    MSI PRO B850-P Wifi
    Memory
    32GB DDR5 CL30 Kingston Fury
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    ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9060 XT OC Edition 16GB
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    LG Ultrawide 34" + LG 27" 1080p
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    3440x1440
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    Deepcool Genome II
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    Thermalright Burst Assassin 120
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    1Gbps
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    Chrome
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    "Moderna"

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    Windows 11 Proi7-4790K16GB Corsair Vengeance ProMSI R9 290
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    Windows 11 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    i7-4790K
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    ASRock Xtreme6 Z97
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    16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro
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    LG Ultrawide 34"
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    500GB Adata SSD (OS Only)
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    Thermaltake 475 Watts 80 Bronze
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    Thermaltake Commander I Snow Edition
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    Deep Cool Archer Air Cooler
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    Armageddon MKA-5R RGB-Hornet
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    Logitech G402
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    1Gbps
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    Chrome
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    Moderna :)
Catnip said:
I've been trying to get rid of OneDrive for a week now.
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I thought you managed to resolve your OneDrive issue as you stated in your 'OneDrive Drives Me Insane' thread?

In any case, there may be a different, more benign OneDrive issue in this thread, the OP @ScrappyWriter73 may only be bothered by the appearance of the clouds at his icons, at least he said nothing more.
 

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Haydon said:
I thought you managed to resolve your OneDrive issue as you stated in your 'OneDrive Drives Me Insane' thread?
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Haydon said:
I thought you managed to resolve your OneDrive issue as you stated in your 'OneDrive Drives Me Insane' thread?

In any case, there may be a different, more benign OneDrive issue in this thread, the OP @ScrappyWriter73 may only be bothered by the appearance of the clouds at his icons, at least he said nothing more.
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I thought I did too. No such luck. It came back with an update and messed up all of my Quick Access folders.
 

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Self build
CPU
Intel i7 13700KF
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Gigabyte Z790 UD AC
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32 GB Team Group DDR5 - 6000 CL 30
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ASUS TUF GAMING RTX 3070 Ti
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On board Realtek
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ACER 34 inch
Screen Resolution
4K
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1 TB Samsung 980 Pro Nvme, 1 TB Samsung 970 EVO Nvme, 2 x Samsung 970 2TB SSD SATA
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EVGA 1000Q
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Rosewill something or other
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Noctua NH-D15. A whole schwak of Noctua case fans. $$$
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Logitech G815
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Logitech G502 Hero
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700 up, 600 down
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MalwareBytes
@Catnip
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So all I need to do is get my desktop folder out of my OneDrive?
 

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11 Home 24H2 Build 26100.1Intel(R) Pentium(R) Silver N5030 CPU @ 1.10GHz4 GBIntel UHD Graphics 605
OS
11 Home 24H2 Build 26100.1
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo IdeaPad 1 14IGL7
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Silver N5030 CPU @ 1.10GHz
Motherboard
Generic
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel UHD Graphics 605
Monitor(s) Displays
1 Generic 14" Laptop Screen
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
1 SD
PSU
External Charger
Case
Normal Laptop Case
Cooling
None, only line vents
Keyboard
Built-in
Mouse
Touchpad or Generic mouse
Browser
Edge
Antivirus
Multiple
Other Info
I don't really know much more about my specs.
I don't have OneDrive installed right now, but if you look in the System Tray (bottom right by the clock) you should see an icon for OneDrive if it's running. (May be hidden under an arrow, pending on settings).

Anyway, right-click that icon and you should find Settings or Preferences (something to that effect). In the settings, you should be able to customize the folders that are synced, turn off the Desktop folder and it will remove them from your OneDrive. (Obviously, remove other folders you don't want as well.)
 

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    Windows 11 Pro β
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    Laptop
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    HP Pavilion Laptop 15-eg0070wm
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    Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
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    32 GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM
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    Intel® Iris® Xᵉ Graphics
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    1920x1080
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    2TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD

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    macOS Ventura
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    Apple iMac 27" 5K (2017)
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    3.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
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    40 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
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    Radeon Pro 570 4 GB
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    27" 5K, 34" UW
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    Mon 1: 5120 × 2880 Mon 2: 2560 x 1080
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    32GB NVME, 1TB SSD
Archigos said:
I don't have OneDrive installed right now, but if you look in the System Tray (bottom right by the clock) you should see an icon for OneDrive if it's running. (May be hidden under an arrow, pending on settings).

Anyway, right-click that icon and you should find Settings or Preferences (something to that effect). In the settings, you should be able to customize the folders that are synced, turn off the Desktop folder and it will remove them from your OneDrive. (Obviously, remove other folders you don't want as well.)
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I have moved my Desktop folder to my Users folder now
 

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11 Home 24H2 Build 26100.1Intel(R) Pentium(R) Silver N5030 CPU @ 1.10GHz4 GBIntel UHD Graphics 605
OS
11 Home 24H2 Build 26100.1
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo IdeaPad 1 14IGL7
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Silver N5030 CPU @ 1.10GHz
Motherboard
Generic
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel UHD Graphics 605
Monitor(s) Displays
1 Generic 14" Laptop Screen
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
1 SD
PSU
External Charger
Case
Normal Laptop Case
Cooling
None, only line vents
Keyboard
Built-in
Mouse
Touchpad or Generic mouse
Browser
Edge
Antivirus
Multiple
Other Info
I don't really know much more about my specs.
I haven't tried but you should be able to uninstall OneDrive from Settings, Applications, Installed Applications, if you don't use it.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (5699), 25H2 (8655)Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz4GBMobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
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    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (5699), 25H2 (8655)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Extensa 5630EZ
    CPU
    Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz
    Motherboard
    Acer Extensa 5630
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
    Internet Speed
    VDSL 50 Mbps
    Browser
    MICROSOFT EDGE
    Antivirus
    WINDOWS DEFENDER
    Other Info
    Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.

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    Windows 11 Pro v25H2 (build 26200.8655)Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generat...2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC V2 6GB...
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    Windows 11 Pro v25H2 (build 26200.8655)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom-built PC
    CPU
    Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
    Motherboard
    Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
    Memory
    2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
    Graphics card(s)
    GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC V2 6GB (GV-N3050WF2OCV2-6GD)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio (ALC887)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 32-bit 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
    PSU
    Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired
    Case
    SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER
    Cooling
    Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back
    Keyboard
    Mitsumi 101-key PS/2
    Mouse
    Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4
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