Windows 10: New Documents still saving to a OneDrive folder even after uninstalling OneDrive

Discus and support New Documents still saving to a OneDrive folder even after uninstalling OneDrive in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I have kind of an odd problem. The newest update 20H2 reinstalled OneDrive to my computer, and I then proceeded to uninstall it, then realized that my... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Cameron Sandberg, Mar 30, 2021.

  1. CAMERON SANDBERG
    Cameron Sandberg Win User

    New Documents still saving to a OneDrive folder even after uninstalling OneDrive


    I have kind of an odd problem.

    The newest update 20H2 reinstalled OneDrive to my computer, and I then proceeded to uninstall it, then realized that my documents still saved under the folder C:\Users\camer\OneDrive. I did a registry fix, and successfully changed the location of my documents to C:\Users\camer, but now all new documents that are created on my computer are created under C:\Users\camer\OneDrive. The OneDrive folder under that was under C:\Users\camer literally recreates itself, and proceeds to save all new document folders that are created there specifically new Steam documents, which shouldn't even need to be created again because they are already exist under C:\Users\camer\Documents.


    I don't know where to go from here, and any help would be appreciated.

    :)
     
    Cameron Sandberg, Mar 30, 2021
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  2. FORDGT90CONCEPT
    FordGT90Concept Win User

    Windows 10 - OneDrive

    Right click on the app and one of the properties has an option to not automatically start it. Uncheck, restart the computer, and it should stop. If you want to go another step further, find the OneDrive app in the start menu, right click on it and uninstall.

    If that is still insufficient, there is a batch uninstaller for OneDrive available online. I can copy the code here if you need it.
     
    FordGT90Concept, Mar 30, 2021
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  3. THEMATT1984
    TheMatt1984 Win User
    Why I have TWO Documents folders?

    ok so lemme start off my saying i recently wiped my system and installed windows 10
    and i noticed even more recently that i seem to have TWO documents folders...
    i have one that has nothing that it should in it and the other somehow is linked to Onedrive...
    the onedrive linked one has everything that the non onedrive should. (game saves, etc)
    my question is...why? is this normal cause i can't imagine it is...
    i don't think steam game save cloud will work with onedrive so i need to know, is this fixable WITHOUT another wipe? i have no idea how my onedrive got synced with my documents folder. i didn't set it up that way. any help is appreciated!
    thanks!
     
    TheMatt1984, Mar 30, 2021
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  4. FREEZER
    Freezer Win User

    New Documents still saving to a OneDrive folder even after uninstalling OneDrive

    Windows 10 - OneDrive

    Anyone know how to remove "OneDrive - For Business" from the Explorer navigation panel? I've tried just about every registry modification, and windows policy for "Onedrive" but they only seem to work for the consumer product, not for onedrive for business.

    The onedrive product alone is so damn annoying and continues to load itself upon startup, even when it's explicitly remove from startup. It continues to automatically load and unload itself from within the startup folder... while I'm actively watching it load itself into the startup folder.
     
    Freezer, Mar 30, 2021
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