Windows 10: How to get live chat. I've unlinked and disabled OneDrive but it continues to save files.

One drive coninues to save, after being unlinked and disabled. I still have a one year Microsoft365 subscription for help but cannot reach anyone. even for chat. Your help pages lead me in a circle with no way to talk to a person. I wish now I had purchased Apple and gone with Mac. There is no real help available with Microsoft when your written instructions online to solve the problem don't work. I am 80, not a tech whiz, but I can read and follow instructions, but your instructions are not fixing my problems. One Drive continues to upload documnets. I do not wish to have everything in th

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How to kill OneDrive, but save files in it?

Helloilyazeld,

To disable OneDrive without deleting your files, you can follow these steps:

1. Open the OneDrive settings: Right-click on the OneDrive icon in the system tray (located near the clock on the taskbar) and select "Settings."
   
2. In the Microsoft OneDrive window, go to the "Settings" tab.
   
3. Unlink OneDrive: Under the "Account" tab, click on the "Unlink this PC" button. This will remove the OneDrive connection on your computer.
   
4. Keep files on your computer: In the "Settings" tab, uncheck the box next to "Files On-Demand." This ensures that all your OneDrive files will be kept on your computer and won't be deleted from the local storage.
   
5. Disable OneDrive startup: Open the Task Manager by right-clicking on the taskbar and selecting "Task Manager." Go to the "Startup" tab and disable any OneDrive entries by right-clicking on them and selecting "Disable."
   

By following these steps, you will effectively disable OneDrive on your computer while retaining all your files locally. However, keep in mind that this process may vary slightly depending on your operating system version and the OneDrive version.

 

How to kill OneDrive, but save files in it?

Hello RosaAlden and thank you for your suggestions.

Unfortunately, they are not applicable in my case. You see, I already unlinked this PC from OneDrive and there is no way to use Settings, there is no OneDrive in the Task Manager, etc. All I have is OneDrive folder in the C>Users>myname> and two subfolders in it, Documents and Pictures full of files (about 7000). So, the question is: How to delete the OneDrive folder in Users, but save all the files in the Documents and Pictures? Or to rephrase it, how to unlink the Documents and Pictures folders in C>Users>myname>OneDrive from the same folders in the library?

 

Unlinking files from OneDrive

A week ago I installed sims 4 on my pc. Onedrive automatically, which is annoying in itself, decided to link the sims files. I only have 5 GB in total on my personal onedrive, so you can imagine what kind of problem the sims gaming files will create..

So, I did the steps I could find on all sorts of websites in order to unlink the files of sims 4 from onedrive. When I click on settings > account > choosing files, and uncheck the games map, it tells me the following:

"Certain items which you wish to stop synchronisation of, are still not uploaded on onedrive. Wait until they're uploaded, clear certain synchronisationproblems and try again after a while"

Here is the thing; I can't 'clear' those synchronisation problems because it requires me to BUY more storage. I am a broke student, and can't afford that. Here the problem actually starts. It tells me to wait and sync all new files in order for me to unlink it. But that's, I'm sorry, a little stupid? I wish to stop the synchronisation and unlink the games file from onedrive, because I have no space. Yet it tells me to wait for everything to sync before I can unlink the file. But I can't sync anything!! My storage is full!! 5 GB in total, and the games file took 4,9 GB of all that (without permission, mind you). This is absurd. I called an IT guy from my school, but he couldn't help me because the problem lies in my personal OneDrive.

Help me, please!