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Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

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Re: Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

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Post by 2muchcoffeeman »

suby wrote: post #101

This happened to me. I was wondering why my internet speeds were slow when I discovered that Microsoft was in the process of uploading my users directory, they had already uploaded almost two gigs when I realized. They also changed the path to these directories to something like C:\Users\name\OneDrive\Desktop\. Another poster in this thread claimed it's easy to reverse -- I disagree, it's a pain in the ass to track d…

I got everything off windows and only use it for games. It’s easily the worst OS experience out there.

I wake up all the time and find my windows laptop stuck at the boot screen because I’m not using the on-brand power supply. My lid is shut, but windows ignores that, and it installs updates anyway.

And then it asks you every time to sign in/up for MS bullshit. And the decline button is becoming harder to find.

Re: Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

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Post by DaoVeles »

mechhacker wrote: post #199

Feeling vindicated in having gotten rid of my windows comps and gmail. I used to have a dedicated linux box but lately have been preferring the ease of macs. Maybe one day I'll get another linux desktop up, or just run it on the m2.

I don't think I have had a Windows machine in my home for over 15 years now. I also have an air gapped Haiku OS Machine for when I just want to get some work done.

I did also have a 2011 Macbook Pro until last year, it was used daily until the entire thing just packed it in one day in a spectacular fashion. Plugged a tablet in and the entire power system just failed. It was already on its death bed before that.

Re: Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

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Post by hparadiz »

cyanydeez wrote: post #207
amluto wrote: post #179

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe write to the FTC? This is a privacy violation. It’s also arguably anticompetitive— they’re auto-enrolling you in an MS product you didn’t want to use, and this comes at the expense of either just local use or of any competing system. IMO this is also something that the US should shut down hard for a very different reason: every time anyone complains about a vendor, usually Chinese, misusing American data, the U…

Its probably worse. Theyre doing tbis to get people using copilot.

I've tried copilot and the code it generates is far worse than the free version ChatGPT. The idea that they want people to pay for it is frankly absurd.

Re: Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

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Post by Krssst »

amindeed wrote: post #152

Is using server editions of Windows as desktop OSs any better? I mean in regards to making such changes (without explicit user's consent, at least) and wasting system resources with [background running] junkware, for instance.

At some point they had a 6 month trial for Server editions. It was a bit clunky to setup (audio support is not installed by default and I had to dig the old Xbox controller driver for W7 I think) but is otherwise a pretty good experience. Absolutely zero bullshit features installed and never changes things on its own.

The only issues I had were the version check of the Oculus installer (praise the soul on reddit who described how to bypass it with dnSpy), and some COD game refused to work on it too (too old, maybe it wanted a newer feature update).

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Post by pseudalopex »

dan-robertson wrote: post #193
pseudalopex wrote: post #151

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They had a motive. Not justification.

Having external backups set up correctly is pretty good for users, and I think that would justify trying to make it more of a default. This seems pretty obvious to me, but I expect if Microsoft did surveys they would find people complaining about how terrible losing a document or disk was for them in the past. I don’t know what ‘explicitly chosen not to use it’ means, but I think you or I would probably consider such…

Asking informed consent could be justified. Copying files secretly could not.

Re: Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

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Post by rnd0 »

okasaki wrote: post #48

I recently reinstalled Windows Home. It's not possible to install a local account any more. Apparently all the loopholes have been closed. It just loops you back to the "oops looks like you lost internet access" page. I made a new account - installer @outlook.com with no@thankyou.com as the backup email (which you have to give). Microsoft didn't like that, so it made me go through 10 minutes of captchas (captcas in t…

>It's not possible to install a local account any more.

If you use Rufus to create a usb disk from iso, one of the options is to create a local account automatically during install.

Re: Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

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Post by orev »

petee wrote: post #189
tsuru wrote: post #171

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What happens when small-firm doctors, therapists, dentists, etc. are suddenly having your (their patients') medical information backed-up to OneDrive? Microsoft only provide HIPAA compliance if a certain paid tier is purchased. If they automatically turn OneDrive on how will this not be a privacy nightmare?

From what I've gleaned from my social worker/therapist house mate is that you're not supposed to be storing any of that data on a non-compliant device to begin with. They can't keep anything local, and use some portal to a company that specializes in HIPAA storage. I agree in general though, there are plenty of documents that really shouldn't be suddenly dumped to the cloud

The point here is that you might have a system that is compliant, but then MS pushes this and suddenly it’s uploading data that you thought was safe.

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Post by ethagnawl »

amluto wrote: post #179
suby wrote: post #101

This happened to me. I was wondering why my internet speeds were slow when I discovered that Microsoft was in the process of uploading my users directory, they had already uploaded almost two gigs when I realized. They also changed the path to these directories to something like C:\Users\name\OneDrive\Desktop\. Another poster in this thread claimed it's easy to reverse -- I disagree, it's a pain in the ass to track d…

Maybe write to the FTC? This is a privacy violation. It’s also arguably anticompetitive— they’re auto-enrolling you in an MS product you didn’t want to use, and this comes at the expense of either just local use or of any competing system. IMO this is also something that the US should shut down hard for a very different reason: every time anyone complains about a vendor, usually Chinese, misusing American data, the U…

I'm sure anyone using Windows implicitly agreed to this "feature" via EULA but it sounds to me like data theft and something state attorneys general might want to start looking into. It stinks whichever way you approach it.

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Post by TheRoque »

freedomben wrote: post #258
TheRoque wrote: post #242

Once I have my (now ex) girlfriend at home, and she wanted to check her email. So she used my computer to login on Outlook and just do her thing for work. Little did I know that logging to Outlook actually added some new account on my computer (for the same windows User), and it started to sync all the stuff from my ex's workplace. Fast forward 1 month later, we broke up, and I was still seeing her stuff popping on m…

See any documents titled "My Revenge Plan against TheRogue.docx" ?

Luckily there wasn't any weird content, just work stuff and memes with colleagues. I couldn't even open the files because it was locked under her login/password, literally just see the thumbnails and titles of the file. It's such a weird feature.

Imagine opening your file explorer and seeing the attached files of your ex's emails, updated live, it's a nightmare I swear.

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Post by hparadiz »

chx wrote: post #230
Teever wrote: post #217

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why shit on the group of people who are taking the time to create a viable alternative to the bullshit that Microsoft and Apple try and cram down our throats? Instead of begging for help, why not be that help for someone else?

I have been an open source developer for twenty years.

You're woefully out of date at this point with your experience. The vast majority of the visible polish to make desktop Linux viable has been done in the last 4 years. I started using it full-time in 2020 and since then the progress has been remarkable. Just yesterday I upgraded to KDE Plasma 6.1 and it's truly incredible how well done it is. It's better than windows at this point.
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