And here I was thinking %HOMEDRIVE% %HOMEPATH% /were/ the "proper" variables to use. Or at least get to a location that I an responsible for the locations and addressing beyond that point. Please enlighten me on what should be used instead.
The article notes the items in the dropdown: Here are the options the app lets you pick: I do not want OneDrive running all the time I do not know what OneDrive is I do not use OneDrive I am trying to fix a problem with OneDrive I am trying to speed up my computer I get too many notifications Other Sadly, there is no "none of your business, let me quit" option. Actually, the "Other" option encompasses "none of your b…
The self awareness behind "I get too many notifications" is titillating.
Seriously. OneDrive is constantly trying to get me to do a Microsoft 365 Home trial even though I actively pay for Microsoft 365 Business and have it installed on all of my machines.
And of course you can't disable the marketing notifications without also disabling the file conflict and storage limit warnings.
They know the reason “it pegged my cpu and blocked out other processes.”
OneDrive is the worst background process I’ve ever run and at least once a day, I have to kill the process because it’s maxing my cpus. Over something stupid like syncing a random file that hasn’t been opened or changed in a year.
The onedrive integration is one of the most annoying things about windows for me right now. Not just the constant nagging, nor the "Adverts" pasted over my computer, but one day I woke up and something had decided to move all my documents to a new "onedrive" folder, despite never signing up for anything. (Or at least "asked me" in some super easy to miss clickthrough) This naturally broke a stack of apps and scripts,…
Have you tried shutup10?
currently choosing between windows 10 , 11 or 11 pro.
Whether it's Windows Insider or the recent OneDrive debacle, Microsoft solicits user feedback with a fervor that belies its fundamental indifference. It's a charade, and it's a waste of time to participate.
I used to work at Microsoft, so I can field this one: The answer is that they want to gather data about how to improve OneDrive so people continue to use it. The PM who owns OneDrive adoption probably has to talk to a slide in a regular status meeting, and someone up the chain keeps asking pointed questions about why the curve is less than exponential. The fact that they disabled the button until you pick an answer i…
No, it's malice. No one who gets into such a position can be that unaware. Malice comes in small ways too, not caring how your shitty design impacts people is a form of malice.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but this behavior changes one mouse click on a rarely used workflow into three. The only reason people are getting upset about it - the only impact, as you put it - is the cognitive load of providing a reason when they just want the computer to shut up and do what they asked. I don't believe that was intended to attack anyone, it was just a misunderstanding about how it would be received.
The newer versions of Windows seem to care less and less about what the user prefers. This is emblematic in the message boxes that offer a choice between Yes and Not Now/Maybe Later. It takes real effort to make Windows accept a No.
> It takes real effort to make Windows accept a No.
Not just windows. People, especially in business, are not ready to deal with reality. See the whole "No means no" Debacle