Windows 10: OneDrive Gallery problem

My OneDrive is full of pictures in the Gallery. I have tried to copy the photos to a folder outside of OneDrive, and then delete the Gallery photos. But when I do that, it also deletes the photos in the folder outside of OneDrive. It's like the new folder outside of OneDrive is connected to the Gallery, and I can't find any way to disconnect them or change attributes of the files to specify they are NOT supposed to be in the Gallery. I want to empty the Gallery.New Win11 laptop, fully updated.

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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.

 

Photos deleted from gallery, deleted on Onedrive

Hi Lrs1436,



Thanks for your post in Microsoft Community.



It sounds like your photos deleted from gallery have also been deleted on Onedrive.

First I suggest you try to check maybe the Deleted Galary on your phone to see if it's possible to get deleted photos back. Then you may try to visit the OneDrive website to see if the photos you synced are there. If not, you may follow the steps listed on this link | Find lost or missing files in OneDrive (microsoft.com) to see if they could be found back.



Feel free to post back if you need further assistance.









Best Regards,

Lynn Sun | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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PHOTO GALLERY

Hi,

I suggest that you try to repair your Windows Photo Gallery and see if it resolves your concern. Here are the steps:

1. Press Windows key + R simultaneously, Type
AppWiz.cpl and press OK.

2. Look for Windows Essentials on the list and select it.

3. Click Uninstall/Change.4. Choose
Repair all Windows Essentials programs.

Thanks.