OneDrive / docs vs. docs

ChrisPbass · May 8, 2023

Hi all,

What is the deal with "C:\Users\XXXXXX/OneDrive\Desktop\IMG_0056.MOV"

Is this actually going to onedrive? AFAIK I don't even have onedrive running and I do not want anything going to onedrive.
I assume this is new to W11?

glasskuter · May 8, 2023

Check the properties>location tab of your desktop, documents, and pictures folders. You will probably see that those folders are syncing to onedrive and are not in your
C:\users\yourusername folder.

Turn On or Off OneDrive Folder Backup Syncing Across Windows 11 Devices Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off OneDrive folder sync for your Microsoft account across all your Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices you sign in with the same Microsoft account. You can use OneDrive to sync files and folders between your computer and the cloud, so you can get to...

www.elevenforum.com

ChrisPbass · May 8, 2023

glasskuter said:
Check the properties>location tab of your desktop, documents, and pictures folders. You will probably see that those folders are syncing to onedrive and are not in your
C:\users\yourusername folder.

Turn On or Off OneDrive Folder Backup Syncing Across Windows 11 Devices Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off OneDrive folder sync for your Microsoft account across all your Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices you sign in with the same Microsoft account. You can use OneDrive to sync files and folders between your computer and the cloud, so you can get to...

www.elevenforum.com

It's users/name/onedrive I do not want this...it must be a default setting in W11. How do I change this?

glasskuter · May 8, 2023

The tutorial I listed is very detailed. Read it carefully. Once you get syncing turned off your have to manually move your files back into your user folder.

What seems to trip people up when reading it is the confusion about whether they have old onedrive or new onedrive. Best way I can describe it is, when you click on onedrive icon in your task try, click gear icon,select settings. If it takes you to "Sync & Backup" page, you have new onedrive.

If you click on onedrive icon in task tray, gear icon, settings and it takes you to a page with tabs, you have old onedrive.
Once you know which version of onedrive you have, folow the steps in the tutorial that applies to it.

ChrisPbass · May 8, 2023

glasskuter said:
The tutorial I listed is very detailed. Read it carefully. Once you get syncing turned off your have to manually move your files back into your user folder.

What seems to trip people up when reading it is the confusion about whether they have old onedrive or new onedrive. Best way I can describe it is, when you click on onedrive icon in your task try, click gear icon,select settings. If it takes you to "Sync & Backup" page, you have new onedrive.

If you click on onedrive icon in task tray, gear icon, settings and it takes you to a page with tabs, you have old onedrive.
Once you know which version of onedrive you have, folow the steps in the tutorial that applies to it.