Windows 10: Many Desktop Icons on PC are Being Overwritten by OneDrive Desktop Synch

Discus and support Many Desktop Icons on PC are Being Overwritten by OneDrive Desktop Synch in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I didn't see a OneDrive section, so will add it here. I just got back from a week vacation and this morning I noticed a lot of my desktop icons are no... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by PJordan2, Feb 15, 2023.

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    Many Desktop Icons on PC are Being Overwritten by OneDrive Desktop Synch


    I didn't see a OneDrive section, so will add it here. I just got back from a week vacation and this morning I noticed a lot of my desktop icons are no longer showing the proper icon jpg, txt, doc, pdf, etc and instead are showing a mini white preview which makes it a lot more difficult to find things based on the extention eg, the red Adobe .pdf stands out from the MS Word .doc, etc. From my research I found it's linked to OneDrive and it's "Back up Folders on this Device" manager. Unchecking backing up the desktop, removes them from the current desktop but still has them in the desk

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