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Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself

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Re: Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself

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Post by aligray »

nerdjon wrote: post #24

My decision to just stick with Windows 10 LTS version for gaming is reinforced as a good decision on a fairly regular basis at this point. My partner was on Windows 10 and was running into some issues with OneDrive. Apparently it just moved the entire user directory (or something like that) to OneDrive and most of his files were not local. We tried to disable OneDrive and his Desktop just disappeared. We finally just…

This has happened to me and it’s causing me a lot of headaches. Haven’t found a solution yet as I’ve not had the energy to figure it out.

Re: Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself

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Post by baal80spam »

wave100 wrote: post #39

I've managed to avoid the Windows 11 "upgrade" so far by disabling my motherboard's TPM in its BIOS menu. Not sure what I'll do in 2025 when Windows 10 hits EOL.

I suggest (if you really want/need to use Windows) to just use LTSC version.

Re: Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself

#43

Post by projektfu »

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #33
nullindividual wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I wish I could understand why product managers come up with these ideas and developers implement them. To become Senior Product Managers. You can't advance your career without putting your mark on the product.

Isn't that supposed to be a positive mark? "Yeah, he ruined the product, let's promote him to Senior Product Manager" is not a thing that people say very often.

I get it, there's usually another metric that's at fault. Increasing Edge browser use by underhanded techniques on every install is easier than convincing users to install it. Boosting MSN hits by having a hundred million computers constantly downloading content is easier than making content people share. But the net result is going to be more of us opting out. It's a real Yahoo approach.

Re: Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself

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Post by supertrope »

gumballindie wrote: post #27

Installing Linux distros these days is trivial, and i encourage anyone with a usb stick laying around to give them a try.

Cortana and Candy Crush is why I use switched to Ubuntu on every PC except one. That one autostarts Steam.

Re: Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself

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Post by splitstud »

zeroonetwothree wrote: post #31
fidotron wrote: post #16

Disappointed it doesn't show you a photo of the Product Manager responsible for OneDrive and make you answer them personally, like Jira went through a phase of doing. A totally missed opportunity. It should be the law that PMs have their faces on such things to promote the same trust we feel towards real estate agents. Privacy policy when signing up? The PM should be there, being responsible.

Wouldn’t it be a lawyer typically responsible for the privacy policy?

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Re: Microsoft won't let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself

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Post by nerdjon »

aligray wrote: post #41
nerdjon wrote: post #24

My decision to just stick with Windows 10 LTS version for gaming is reinforced as a good decision on a fairly regular basis at this point. My partner was on Windows 10 and was running into some issues with OneDrive. Apparently it just moved the entire user directory (or something like that) to OneDrive and most of his files were not local. We tried to disable OneDrive and his Desktop just disappeared. We finally just…

This has happened to me and it’s causing me a lot of headaches. Haven’t found a solution yet as I’ve not had the energy to figure it out.

I wish I could remember exactly what I found to help you.

But if I remember correctly I found a script to remove OneDrive that would first download all of the files locally.

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