Windows 10: A OneDrive folder keeps being created in my user file

A few months ago I was working for a company I'll call Company X. As a part of my work I saved documents to Company's X's OneDrive folder which I was connected to by having my email through Company X synced with my laptop. I no longer work for this company, have disconnected my account from my laptop.However, a folder keeps being created in my C: drive. When I save voice recordings, it automatically saves it to C:\Users\minan\OneDrive - Company X\Documents\Sound recordingsI have checked and I don't believe I am still connected with Company X's OneDrive anymore. I have tried every solution I ca

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OneDrive and user file folders

In Windows 10, I put my user file folders (My Documents, My Music, etc.) into my OneDrive folder. But this seemed to confuse the OneDrive app, as well as Windows. I guess I should have known better than do do this with system folders, rather than just those
system folders’ subfolders.

Anyway, upon rebooting, the system user file folders reappeared of their own accord in their original, default locations. So evidentally that makes the folders I moved into OneDrive just ‘copies’ that are no longer system folders.

And now it seems the files in my ‘copied’ user file folders often get replicated in, or moved into, the newly-reappeared system user file folders. (And no, I’m sure I didn’t simply accidentally misfile them there.) And I’m pretty sure this is causing OneDrive
to make backup errors, because now it sometimes asks if I’m sure I want some files removed that I don’t want removed, and that I never tried to remove.

I researched how to move Windows user file folders elsewhere, but none of the instructions I’ve found seem to pertain to my OneDrive problem.

I suppose I could fix this problem by creating a OneDrive folder in each of My Documents, My Music My Pictures and My Videos, and then put my ‘copied’ user file folders into the OneDrive folders, but this seems unduly messy. Also, I don’t know if it could
cause problems to do this with the other user file folders (Desktop, Favorites, etc.).

So, how do I fix this so that Windows and OneDrive are happy, and my data is still backed up in the cloud?

BTW, is this a complete list of default user file subfolders in a user file folder? So far, I haven’t been able to find such a list.

My Documents

Music

Pictures

Videos

Desktop

Downloads

Scans

Favorites

Links

3D Objects

Thanks for any help anyone can give.

 

Move the OneDrive Folder

Move the OneDrive Folder in Windows 10

When you set up OneDrive to sync with your computer, a folder C:\Users\XXXX\OneDrive will be created to store the contents. XXXX denotes your username. To move this folder to another location follow these simple steps:

1. Unlink OneDrive from your PC:

• Go to the taskbar notification area
• Right-click on the OneDrive icon
• Select settings
• Click: Unlink this PC

2. Delete the C:\Users\XXXX\OneDrive folder

3. Create a new folder (target folder) for OneDrive contents, e.g. D:\OneDrive

4. Create Directory Junction for the new folder

• In the search area of the taskbar type CMD and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter
• In the command window type

mklink /J C:\Users\XXXX\OneDrive D:\OneDrive

adjusting it to your specific username and selection of the target folder

5. Link again OneDrive to your PC using the OneDrive icon in the taskbar notification area

 

OneDrive and user file folders

Hi Diadochos,

Check out this video which shows how you should have backed up your Documents, Pictures, and Desktop folders to OneDrive.

Those folders should not be moved manually into OneDrive since backup is automatic once you turn on PC Folder Backup. After you turn on the backup the actual locations will be in OneDrive but the files will appear in their usual default locations.

I suggest you create new Music and Videos folders in OneDrive and use those instead of the Music and Videos folders in File Explorer.

Back up your Documents, Pictures, and Desktop folders with OneDrive

Feel free to ask any further questions. I hope that helps.