Windows 10: OneDrive attempted to sync my entire PC without my consent.

Discus and support OneDrive attempted to sync my entire PC without my consent. in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; What the title says. Fresh install of Win10 has the thing attempting to sync every single file in my hard drives. There's a 5gb cap, so obviously it's... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/SpookyKid94, Feb 21, 2020.

  1. OneDrive attempted to sync my entire PC without my consent.


    What the title says. Fresh install of Win10 has the thing attempting to sync every single file in my hard drives. There's a 5gb cap, so obviously it's throwing errors like crazy trying to get me to buy the premium version.

    I know how to unlink my account, but I'd like to avoid that because I don't want to just drop onedrive altogether.

    Edit: I have "Where are my files?" links all over the fucking place, this is a nightmare.

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    /u/SpookyKid94, Feb 21, 2020
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  2. P4-630 Win User

    OneDrive Placeholders are coming back, now called On-Demand Sync

    OneDrive attempted to sync my entire PC without my consent. [​IMG]


    "At Ignite 2016, Microsoft has just announced that it is bringing Placeholders back to OneDrive on Windows 10. Now, they are not called Placeholders anymore — Microsoft is renaming the feature to “On-Demand Sync” which makes a lot more sense than “Placeholders”.

    The company demoed this feature at Microsoft Ignite today, and it works just like it used to previously. As you can see in the screenshot above, the files stored in OneDrive weighed in around 9GB, but the actual size on disk was only around 3MB which is really neat. Of course, this feature isn’t anything new as it was available back in the Windows 8 days. However, Microsoft removed the feature with Windows 10, and after lots of waiting, they are finally coming back.

    In case you are not familiar with OneDrive Placeholders, it’s a pretty neat feature which lets you see all of your OneDrive files on your computer — but they are not actually downloaded on your PC. When you open them, OneDrive will download the files on-demand, saving your local space which is really useful, especially if you have a PC that doesn’t have a lot of storage.

    While Microsoft didn’t announce when exactly On-Demand Sync will be available to OneDrive users, we suspect it will be available with Windows 10 Redstone 2 — which is expected to arrive early next year.
    "

    OneDrive Placeholders are coming back, now called On-Demand Sync - MSPoweruser
     
    P4-630, Feb 21, 2020
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  3. Brink Win User
    Microsoft OneDrive to get differential sync in Q2 2017


    Read more: Microsoft OneDrive to get differential sync in Q2 2017 | ZDNet
     
    Brink, Feb 21, 2020
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  4. OneDrive attempted to sync my entire PC without my consent.

    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, Feb 21, 2020
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