Windows 10: Basic OneDrive Settings?

Hi all. Help please.

Having switched from OneDrive for Business to OneDrive with Windows 10 I'm struggling to understand settings.

I just want to use it for basic cloud backup. To hold working copies of material on the laptop, and back it up on the cloud - and don't want the thing to pull moves it's not asked to.

I've just had to delete (from the cloud, the cloud's recycle bin, and the PC) an out of date set of personal folders it dug up from somewhere (possibly the OneDrive for Business acct?) and dropped in the new OneDrive folder - and without asking commenced downloading them to the PC. (fed up with these automated functions...)

I've just dropped my personal folders in the WIndows OneDrive directory on the PC, it's (slowly) backing up and seems OK.

How do I get it to do the same with the Windows Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, Videos folders? I don't want it automatically extract material from eg the phone.

I've selected 'this PC only' settings for Desktop, Documents and Pictures, but am not sure what this delivers.

Even less so what choosing between 'sync all files' or 'sync these folders' options in 'choose folders' delivers...

It'd be nice to be able to access a document on the phone to read, edit or even start a new one, but only if it doesn't make life even more complicated/create more hostages to the great god MS...

Thanks

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OneDrive folder icon changed to plain

Hi,

Thank you for replying.

I understand your concern and suggest you to Unlink OneDrive and run OneDrive setup
again and check. Here is the steps:

• 
  Right-click the white OneDrive cloud icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar.
  
  
  
  (You might need to click the Show hidden icons arrow next to the notification area to see the
  OneDrive icon.)
  
• 
  Click Settings, and then click Unlink.
  
• 
  Follow the steps in the Welcome to OneDrive wizard to set up OneDrive.
  

Do notify us if the issue still persists and we'll be glad to help.

 

How do I stop solications to setup OneDrive?

Hi,

We apologize for the delay response and thank you for the additional details.

Upon analyzing this matter, it seems that
OneDrive is having issues in syncing your
Microsoft Account that causes the issue to occur. We suggest you to try these following methods and check if there's any changes:

Method 1: add/remove your account in OneDrive.

To do unlink your account, follow these steps:

• 
  Right-click on the
  cloud icon
  on the lower right of your screen.
  
• 
  Choose
  Settings.
  
• 
  On the
  Account tab, click on
  Unlink this PC.
  
• 
  Choose
  Unlink Account.
  

To add your account, just run OneDrive again the enter your credentials.

Method 2: reset OneDrive.

To reset OneDrive, follow these steps:

• 
  Press
  Windows key + R.
  
• 
  Type
  %localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe /reset
  
• 
  Click
  OK.
  
• 
  Make sure that the
  cloud iconor the
  OneDrive icon
  on the bottom right
  disappears.
  
• 
  If the icon doesn't
  re-appear after a few minutes, press
  Windows key + R
  and type
  %localappdata%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive.exe
  

Let us know how it goes.

Regards.