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No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive

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Re: No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive

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Post by GeekyBear »

izacus wrote: post #18

Can someone answer why is this ok on iOS and macOS but not Windows? They all provide backup via their own paid clouds and ask for an opt-in.

On MacOS, you still get local user accounts and Apple's optional online features are still optional.

Microsoft is using all the levers at their disposal to force users to use online Microsoft accounts to log onto their local computer and even turn on formerly optional features like One Drive.

My assumption is that Microsoft is using their access to user data to build up everyone's advertising profile, and forcing you to be logged on through a Microsoft account makes sure that the data they collect is linked to a specific person.

Windows Recall is another example of a "feature" they wanted to force on users that can be used to fill out everyone's advertising profile.

Re: No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive

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Post by reddalo »

Podrod wrote: post #36

I used to use Windows Backup with One Drive years ago but it just really pissed me off, especially with how My Documents is handled. There was that time I discovered several GB of screenshots had been automatically saved to My Pictures from some setting they snuck into the printscreen screen grab tool and then that of course those were automatically uploaded to the cloud. After disabling the option it would sometimes…

I agree, nowadays Linux seems like the only reliable solution. Even macOS, with the latest "liquid glass" update, feels like a toy for kids.

I just wish the Affinity suite would be available for Linux too.

Re: No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive

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Post by pkulak »

icameron wrote: post #42

OP doesn’t say why they are against free cloud backup, and it doesn’t matter, but (like everything else in Windows) there’s a registry setting you could change to disable the notification. I think it is ` HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\ Settings\Microsoft.SkyDrive.Desktop\Enabled = 0 (DWORD) ` https://www.urtech.ca/2018/03/solved-gpos-to-disable-notific...

And folks say Linux setup is hard.

Re: No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive

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Post by inquirerGeneral »

Podrod wrote: post #36

I used to use Windows Backup with One Drive years ago but it just really pissed me off, especially with how My Documents is handled. There was that time I discovered several GB of screenshots had been automatically saved to My Pictures from some setting they snuck into the printscreen screen grab tool and then that of course those were automatically uploaded to the cloud. After disabling the option it would sometimes…

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Re: No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive

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Post by brushfoot »

badsectoracula wrote: post #12

May i suggest some solutions? :-P -> https://endof10.org/ (it has a map with people who can help install Linux) -> https://www.opensuse.org/ (what i'm using on my PCs, works fine for the most part[0]) -> https://www.linuxmint.com/ (people seem to like this) -> https://bazzite.gg/ (seems to be popular with gamers) -> https://www.debian.org/ (almost everything is based on this :-P) [0] for the most part because nothing…

My main reasons for using Windows right now are:

- Davinci Resolve

- Adobe suite

- AutoHotkey scripts, lots of them

- Microsoft Office, mainly PowerPoint, Excel and Word for creating and interacting with other companies' docs. Libre/OpenOffice mangled them/were missing features I depend on

- Issues with my laptop's Nvidia card (screen tearing etc.) last time I tried to switch, and rabbit holes that I don't have time for anymore (solopreneur)

That said, I would love to switch back. I loved rofi [0] last time, for example.

Can anyone speak to the above? What's the status of running Windows apps like Adobe, Resolve, Office, for instance? Or AutoHotkey or equivalent?

0: https://github.com/davatorium/rofi

Re: No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive

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Post by firefoxd »

icameron wrote: post #42

OP doesn’t say why they are against free cloud backup, and it doesn’t matter, but (like everything else in Windows) there’s a registry setting you could change to disable the notification. I think it is ` HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\ Settings\Microsoft.SkyDrive.Desktop\Enabled = 0 (DWORD) ` https://www.urtech.ca/2018/03/solved-gpos-to-disable-notific...

Author here. I'm not against against free cloud back up. I was a Ubuntu One user before it shutdown. The problem isn't even that you can disable it via the registry.

The problem is that looking at the presented options, you can basically choose "Yes" or "OK".

Re: No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive

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Post by inquirerGeneral »

amelius wrote: post #30
hedora wrote: post #4

This stuff is increasingly normalized across platforms. I'd say "vote with your wallet", but when all the tech platforms are doing it, there's not much choice. PCs / laptops are probably the last hold out: Just switch to Linux (but be careful which distro you pick) or MacOS (for now). The political pendulum is going to swing far left in the US given the disasters that are playing out in DC. Hopefully this sort of cra…

My Android tablet keeps bugging me about updates and what not. Wish I could install my preferred flavor of Linux on it, but it seems infeasible at this moment.

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Re: No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive

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Post by Esophagus4 »

reddalo wrote: post #52
Podrod wrote: post #36

I used to use Windows Backup with One Drive years ago but it just really pissed me off, especially with how My Documents is handled. There was that time I discovered several GB of screenshots had been automatically saved to My Pictures from some setting they snuck into the printscreen screen grab tool and then that of course those were automatically uploaded to the cloud. After disabling the option it would sometimes…

I agree, nowadays Linux seems like the only reliable solution. Even macOS, with the latest "liquid glass" update, feels like a toy for kids. I just wish the Affinity suite would be available for Linux too.

Having run Linux every day, I can say we’re in trouble if that is the reliable option :)

(Agree that Liquid Glass is miserable, though.)

Re: No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive

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Post by ourmandave »

quectophoton wrote: post #6

Surprisingly, something I still haven't seen anywhere is having a "choice" with three buttons like: - "Yes" -> Consent. - "No" -> Popup asks you again some time later. - "Don't ask again" -> Meaning "Yes, and don't ask again".

I hate the "Not now..." b.s.

They need a "F*ck off forever" option.

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