Welcome to the forum, Larry. Since you already uninstalled onedrive, you shot yourself in the foot as there is a particular sequence of events to straighten it out.
W
hen using a MS account the default location for Documents, Desktop, Pictures, and Videos is Onedrive.
Let me ask one question before I go an further. Did you transfer your files from your old computer into this new one
before you uninstalled Onedrive??
If you
did the following procedure #1 is how to straighten it out.
If you
did not, you can create a new LOCAL account and then delete your MS account per Procedure #2 below.
PROCEDURE #1
You will have to go to the MS store and reinstall Onedrive and make sure you are signed in. Then follow this procedure.
Proper sequence of events to get rid of ONEDRIVE
1. You first have to turn off backup folder syncing. This tutorial tells you how and
also how to get your files onto your local drive.
https://www.elevenforum.com/t/turn-on-or-off-onedrive-folder-backup-syncing-across-windows-11-devices.4321/
NOTE: ONLY IF FOLDERS DO NOT MOVE TO DEFAULT LOCATION IN STEP 1 ABOVE DO THIS
If this happens, then you could try
option three in the tutorials below to restore the default folder location and move your files manually from Onedrive into the folders..
2. Then you have to unlink account & PC from onedrive.
Unlink Account and PC from OneDrive in Windows 11
Once you do this the files you have in onedrive will remain there until you login to Onedrive on the Web and delete them.
Microsoft OneDrive
3. You can then either uninstall Onedrive or disable it. I prefer to disable it. Open Task Manager>Startup Apps
Find Onedrive in the list and, right click on it, select disable. This prevents Onedrive from auto-starting.
4. If you want to uninstall it instead, the best way is to use Revo Uninstaller Freeware Portable. You’ll find Onedrive under the Windows Apps section. Be sure to scan for and delete any leftover files and registry entries Revo finds.
Download Revo Uninstaller Freeware - Free and Full Download
5. You can also use option 1 in this tutorial to uninstall it. It will leave a few registry entries behind though.
Uninstall and Reinstall OneDrive in Windows 11
PROCEDURE #2
Step by step procedure for creating new account
DO THIS FROM THE MS ACCOUNT
If you have autologon set to on, you will need to disable it.
1. (Windows HOME)AS a precaution, Turn off device encryption if it is currently on.
Turn On or Off Device Encryption in Windows 11 Tutorial
(Windows PRO) turn off standard Bitlocker.
Turn Off BitLocker for Drive in Windows 11 Tutorial
2.
Create a new local account
Settings>Accounts>Scroll down and click on
Other Users.
Select
add account>select
I don't have this person's signin information (This will let you create a local account. A local account is not tied to Onedrive.
)
3. In user name box name the account and assign a password.
Very Important- Make the new user an administrator. Once account is created, to the right of the new user name click down arrow. Select
Change account type.
Click arrow to right of standard user and select
Administrator.
4. unlink Onedrive from the PC if it is linked.
Unlink Account and PC from OneDrive in Windows 11 Tutorial
5. Restart computer.
DO THIS FROM NEW ACCOUNT
6. On signin screen you will see 2 accounts. Select the NEW LOCAL ACCOUNT name. ( it will ask you to set up a password and password hints if you did not do this when you created the account.) Also answer all the other setup option questions.
Your new desktop will be created.
All settings in the new account will have to be set up new.
7. Once everything is correct in new account, delete the old account. Settings>Accounts>Other Users>Click the down arrow next to your old MS account name and click Remove.
8. If you want to encrypt your drives(s) use the tutorial mentioned in step 1 and re-enable encryption.
