How to do without cloud storage in windows


My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build: 22631.3374
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Sin-built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4th Gen?)
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
    Memory
    32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    4 x LG 23MP75 1 x 24" LG M38H 1 x 32" LF6300 TV Monitor 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Tablet
    Screen Resolution
    All over the place
    Hard Drives
    2 x WD something Something 8TB HDD's / 2 x WD something Something 4TB HDD's / 1 x EVO 1TB SSD / 2 x QVO 1TB SSD's / 1 x EVO 250 GB SSD / 2 x QVO 1TB (External Hub) / 1 x EVO 1TB (Portable Backup Case)
    PSU
    Silverstone 1500
    Case
    NZXT Full Tower
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / MX Air Cordless
    Internet Speed
    100/40Mbps
    Browser
    All sorts
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Premium
    Other Info
    I’m on a horse.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 22621.2215
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    LENOVO Yoga 7i EVO OLED 14" Touchscreen i5 12 Core 16GB/512GB
    CPU
    Intel Core 12th Gen i5-1240P Processor (1.7 - 4.4GHz)
    Memory
    16GB LPDDR5 RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    Graphics processor is an Intel Iris Xe
    Sound Card
    optimized with Dolby Atmos®
    Screen Resolution
    QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
    Hard Drives
    M.2 512GB
    Other Info
    …still on a horse.
BrianInEngland said:
I use OneDrive, I really don't understand the paranoia behind it.
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Because MS forces it on the user, it can not be even disabled before the first login anymore and as the result, it steals user's files afterwards by grabbing common folders, then removing local files and when the users uninstall it, they are lost. I once made a mistake by removing onedrive's files online (not knowing that it already removed local files) and then uninstalling it, thus losing all my files forever. I mitigate it's behavior by moving folders to another partition to be able to fix all this nonsense after a clean install.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 3600 & No fTPM (07/19)
    Motherboard
    MSI B450 TOMAHAWK 7C02v1E & IFX TPM (07/19)
    Memory
    4x 8GB ADATA XPG GAMMIX D10 DDR4 3200MHz CL16
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI Radeon RX 580 ARMOR 8G OC @48FPS (08/19)
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster Z (11/16)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" AOC G2460VQ6 (01/19)
    Screen Resolution
    1920×1080@75Hz & FreeSync (DisplayPort)
    Hard Drives
    ADATA XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro SSD 512GB (07/19)
    PSU
    Seasonic M12II-520 80 Plus Bronze (11/16)
    Case
    Lian Li PC-7NB & 3x Noctua NF-S12A FLX@700rpm (11/16)
    Cooling
    CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12S@700rpm (07/19)
    Keyboard
    HP Wired Desktop 320K + Rabalux 76017 Parker (01/24)
    Mouse
    Logitech M330 Silent Plus (04/23)
    Internet Speed
    400/40 Mbps via RouterOS (05/21) & TCP Optimizer
    Browser
    Edge (No FB/Google) & Brave for YouTube & LibreWolf for FB
    Antivirus
    NoAV & Binisoft WFC & NextDNS
    Other Info
    Headphones: Sennheiser RS170 (09/10)
    Phone: Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7 (02/24)
And now, the rest of the story!

I don't spend one thin dime with Microsoft, because everything they 'Sell' is FREE in a slightly different version someplace else.
Office, for instance, is FREE as "Open Office" or "Libre Office". So, unless you're really wealthy, GET SMART and download a FREE version of Office. I did...back in 2007, and I've never regretted it. Saved a ton of money too!

One Drive? I don't want any part of it! It's GONE within ten minutes of me installing Windows 11.
It's just a freakin' program, and like any program it can be UN-Installed. Revo Uninstaller does a great job of getting rid of One Drive and a whole bunch of other Crap (apps) that MS includes with Windows.
A Clean Machine makes for a happy user.

Cheers Mates,
TM :cool:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win-11/Pro/64, Optimum 11 V5, 23H2 22631.3374
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Made w/Gigabyte mobo/DX-10
    CPU
    AMD FX 6350 Six Core
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte, DX-10, GA-78LMT-USB3
    Memory
    Crucial, 16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDEA GeForce 210, 1GB DDR3 Ram.
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Acer
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    Crucial SSD 500GB, SanDisk 126GB SSD, Toshiba 1TB HD
    PSU
    EVGA 500 W.
    Case
    Pac Man, Mid Tower
    Cooling
    AMD/OEM
    Keyboard
    101 key, Backlit/ Mechanical Switches/
    Mouse
    Logitech USB Wireless M310
    Internet Speed
    Hughes Net speed varies with the weather
    Browser
    Firefox 64x
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, Super Anti Spyware
    Other Info
    Given to me as DEAD, and irreparable.
    Rebuilt with Gigabyte mobo, AMD cpu, 16GB ram and 500GB Crucial SSD.
TechnoMage2021 said:
And now, the rest of the story!

I don't spend one thin dime with Microsoft, because everything they 'Sell' is FREE in a slightly different version someplace else.
Office, for instance, is FREE as "Open Office" or "Libre Office". So, unless you're really wealthy, GET SMART and download a FREE version of Office. I did...back in 2007, and I've never regretted it. Saved a ton of money too!

One Drive? I don't want any part of it! It's GONE within ten minutes of me installing Windows 11.
It's just a freakin' program, and like any program it can be UN-Installed. Revo Uninstaller does a great job of getting rid of One Drive and a whole bunch of other Crap (apps) that MS includes with Windows.
A Clean Machine makes for a happy user.

Cheers Mates,
TM :cool:
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If there had been any way i could have made my old copy of word that came with a computer in 1997 i would have never downloaded the Microsoft 365.

But even as i was able to get my old copy of word installed it just would not work correct.

Then i even tried a word processor i used years ago Word Perfect i downloaded a free trial copy, but every time i started typing a pop up asked me if i was ready to buy it, i just removed the program and will just my use my other two older computers that have my old word on them to write with.
And the problem i find with all the so called free trial programs like Open Office, you download a free trial copy and before you can use it they are asking you for money, i just again remove the program.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI MSI - Stealth 16 studio A13v
    CPU
    Core Intel 13th Generation Core i7
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    32GB RAM DDRS
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX RTX 4070
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 (WUXGA)
    Hard Drives
    1T SSD
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Tablet and Logtech used also
    Mouse
    Tablet and Logtech used also
    Internet Speed
    Fast
    Browser
    Opera and Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows
TechnoMage2021 said:
And now, the rest of the story!

I don't spend one thin dime with Microsoft, because everything they 'Sell' is FREE in a slightly different version someplace else.
Office, for instance, is FREE as "Open Office" or "Libre Office". So, unless you're really wealthy, GET SMART and download a FREE version of Office. I did...back in 2007, and I've never regretted it. Saved a ton of money too!

One Drive? I don't want any part of it! It's GONE within ten minutes of me installing Windows 11.
It's just a freakin' program, and like any program it can be UN-Installed. Revo Uninstaller does a great job of getting rid of One Drive and a whole bunch of other Crap (apps) that MS includes with Windows.
A Clean Machine makes for a happy user.

Cheers Mates,
TM :cool:
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I agree with you on the Revo Uninstaller, that beast works like a charm.
One Drive gone immediately and any other USELSESS MS Apps that try to keep forcing us to us!!!

VIVA REVO!!!!
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 22631.3374
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo
    CPU
    Intel Celeron N4000 @ 1.10GHz Gemini Lake 14nm
    Motherboard
    LENOVO LNVNB161216 (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB Ram
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 600 (Lenovo)
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio Intel Display Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    512GB Western Digital WDC PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-512G-1101 (Unknown (SSD))
    Keyboard
    Laptop Keyboard
    Mouse
    G5 Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    50mbps/50mbps
    Browser
    Chrome/Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo
    CPU
    Intel Celeron N4000 @ 1.10GHz Gemini Lake 14nm
    Motherboard
    LENOVO LNVNB161216 (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB Ram
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 600 (Lenovo)
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio Intel Display Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Mouse
    G5 Gaming Mouse
    Keyboard
    Laptop Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    50mbps/50mbps
    Browser
    Chrome/Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
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