Seeking a second opinion... Is OneDrive malicious malpractice ?

idgat said:

And the opinion was/is to uninstall it. And if that offends, then you don't understand the dynamics of discussion forums such as this.

Actually I find it a bit incongruous that you've come back to the same forum for a second opinion because you don't like/believe what you were told in the first place ... bit like going to a medical specialist, not liking the diagnosis, then going back to the same practitioner for a second opinion ????

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cereberus said:

Deities fangs - same old conspiracy rhetoric from anti Ondrive Nazis. We have had to endure this irrational gobbledygook for over 10 years.

Answer is blooming simple.

If you do not like it, do not use it and uninstall it. NOBODY IS FORCING YPU TO USE IT.

The old adage applies. A bad workman blames his tools!

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H2ONaCl said:

Uninstalling and how it doesn't thoroughly get removed depending upon what instructions you followed were what one of my other threads was about. That's not what this thread is about. I already uninstalled it in an alternative way that involves reinstalling Windows.

Even if the tool were perfect, it ought not to be the default. If Microsoft wants it to be the default or if Microsoft is trying hard to get people to use it, it needs to "packaged" differently. For example, there should be a text box right up front somewhere in the installation process that advises the reader that if you do not want your computers to be synched you need to create a different Microsoft account, otherwise there could be disastrous consequences. Equivalently, there should be text box advice that BEFORE you enable OneDrive on more than one computer, CONSIDER whether you should have a second Microsoft account for your newly acquired second computer. Averting a potential disaster deserves prominently displayed text box advice.

People keep talking about uninstall but this thread is about design and I think in particular the design improvement can be in the "packaging" that surrounds OneDrive in a way that it offers advice about how some users would want to create a different Microsoft account. This thread is to solicit opinions that would be valuable to Microsoft.

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H2ONaCl said:

For example, there should be a text box right up front somewhere in the installation process that advises the reader that if you do not want your computers to be synched you need to create a different Microsoft account, otherwise there could be disastrous consequences.

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H2ONaCl said:

Equivalently, there should be text box advice that BEFORE you enable OneDrive on more than one computer, CONSIDER whether you should have a second Microsoft account for your newly acquired second computer. Averting a potential disaster deserves prominently displayed text box advice.

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