Solved ONEDRIVE - can someone explain this to me please?

ChrisPbass · Mar 7, 2024

I use 1D. I have 1Tb through O365 and I use it for pictures and I don't want it syncing to my PC AT ALL. DO NOT WANT.
I just deleted 30+Gb of pictures and documents and though it was not that big of a deal, nothing super important (I will miss the memes) I have dealt with it.

How do I tell 1D to go away and to NEVER show it's ugly face again? I do not want c/onedrive/pics! I want c/user/pics! I know there are relatively simple ways to create directories but I really just want 1D gone for good. I was positive I wasn't using it and had maybe even uninstalled it when I nuked my pix/docs.

OAT · Mar 7, 2024

ChrisPbass said:
How do I tell 1D to go away and to NEVER show its ugly face again?

OneDrive can simply be uninstalled.

ChrisPbass · Mar 7, 2024

OAT said:
OneDrive can simply be uninstalled.

It's uninstalled but c/onedrive/docs is still there, and it can't be deleted.

Wisewiz · Mar 7, 2024

ChrisPbass said:
It's uninstalled but c/onedrive/docs is still there, and it can't be deleted.

Have you tried booting into Safe Mode and deleting that One Drive folder?

ChrisPbass · Mar 7, 2024

Wisewiz said:
Have you tried booting into Safe Mode and deleting that One Drive folder?

No, but i'll try.

Wisewiz · Mar 7, 2024

I only asked because I uninstalled OneDrive a couple of times (I think after an in-place upgrade, it came back), and now I have no OneDrive on C: or in PF, PF(86), PD or in any Users <Me> folders, and only the leftover traces in old SXS files. Since you're not now afraid of losing anything, I think you're perfectly safe deleting that folder and any others you find in the just-named ^^ folders.

antspants · Mar 7, 2024

ChrisPbass said:
I do not want c/onedrive/pics! I want c/user/pics!

In tutorials, search for:
Move or Restore Default Location of *FOLDER NAME* Folder in Windows 11
For example:

Move or Restore Default Location of Downloads Folder in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to move or restore the default location of the Downloads folder for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Downloads folder (shell:Downloads) is a component of the user profile that is used as a unified location for storing personal data. By default, the...

www.elevenforum.com

ALSO:

Make an image of your current setup as a precaution in case you’re not happy with something that you have done.

glasskuter · Mar 7, 2024

You did not state what steps you did before you uninstalled onedrive. For things to go as they should, chances are you did not take all the pre-requisite steps before doing so.
This is the entire process as t should have been done. You can try the option 3 in the the tutorials listed under step 1 to see if it will straighten out your default folder location.

Step 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 THE ABOVE STEP DO THIS

If this happens, then you could try option three in below tutorials to restore the default folder location and move your files manually from Onedrive into the folders..

Step 2 Unlink account & PC from onedrive.

https://www.elevenforum.com/t/unlink-account-and-pc-from-onedrive-in-windows-11.15162/

Once you do this the files you have in onedrive will remain there until you login to Onedrive on the Web and delete them. Sign in - Microsoft OneDrive

Step 3 You can then either uninstall Onedrive or disable it. https://www.elevenforum.com/t/uninstall-and-reinstall-onedrive-in-windows-11.11768/

or use Revo Uninstaller to uninstall Onedrive

I prefer to disable Onedrive rather than uninstalling it. Open Task Manager>Startup Apps. Find Onedrive in the list and, right click on it, select disable. This prevents Onedrive from auto-starting.

Hazel123 · Mar 7, 2024

I feel for you

. I know some people like 1D but I find it horrible. Sometimes if you uninstall it, it comes back if you install office and you have to uninstall it again. Make sure you’ve backed up all your files externally before uninstalling it.

ThrashZone · Mar 7, 2024

Hi,
Onedrive is fine if you use it as a website and upload when you want to.
Sync stuff I pass on that mess.

antspants · Mar 7, 2024

I know in what direction this thread is going to go lol

glasskuter · Mar 7, 2024

antspants said:
I know in what direction this thread is going to go lol

Always does. Every time I reply to one of them the first thought in my mind is "Here we go again. Same ol' same ol'."

antspants · Mar 7, 2024

glasskuter said:
Always does. Every time I reply to one of them the first thought in my mind is "Here we go again. Same ol' same ol'."

I know right!
The OP’s request is pretty simple, they state what they wan’t. Lets hope it stays on track.

cereberus · Mar 7, 2024

antspants said:
I know right!
The OP’s request is pretty simple, they state what they wan’t. Lets hope it stays on track.

Yep - lets not have another "Onedrive is Satan's tool" thread. We haven't had one of those for at least 10 microseconds LOL.

antspants · Mar 7, 2024

cereberus said:
Yep - lets not have another "Onedrive is Satan's tool" thread. We haven't had one of those for at least 10 microseconds LOL.

Well, love it or hate it, the op’s request was to remove it.
Having said that, if people need or want to encourage the OP to keep it, it’s an open forum, nothing wrong with that I suppose.

glasskuter · Mar 7, 2024

cereberus said:
lets not have another "Onedrive is Satan's tool" thread.

To be fair to the naysayers, let's hope the same from the pundits who think it's wonderful. The poster has already made up his mind.

Edwin · Mar 7, 2024

In my opinion, OneDrive, as awesome as it might be, is one of the most functionally misleading, revenue driven features of the entire Windows operating system..., or, of any software package, for that matter.

ChrisPbass · Mar 8, 2024

ThrashZone said:
Hi,
Onedrive is fine if you use it as a website and upload when you want to.
Sync stuff I pass on that mess.

Yes this is what I use it for and it's great...I mainly use it for photos.

ChrisPbass · Mar 8, 2024

glasskuter said:
To be fair to the naysayers, let's hope the same from the pundits who think it's wonderful. The poster has already made up his mind.

I don't think 1d is satan, I just don't want to use it or even learn anything about it. I deal with my files my own way. I'm glad you like it...I just recently had a rather horrible experience with C;1d/doc and C:1d/pics and it only happened because I didn't know those files were actually part of 1D.

ChrisPbass · Mar 8, 2024

OK . I give up. I didn't know this was such a hot topic. I've already installed it and just wanted to get rid of the C:1d/docs and pics folders. I have simply removed them from Quick Access and hopefully that will make me happy