Windows 10: OneDrive holding my files hostage?

Discus and support OneDrive holding my files hostage? in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I recently reset my computer and attempted to copy about 500 GB of photos from an external hard drive back onto the standard Pictures folder. I let it... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by WhereAreMyPhotos, Jan 9, 2024.

  1. WHEREAREMYPHOTOS
    WhereAreMyPhotos Win User

    OneDrive holding my files hostage?


    I recently reset my computer and attempted to copy about 500 GB of photos from an external hard drive back onto the standard Pictures folder. I let it copy overnight and when I woke up I noticed a bunch of red X's on most files under a new "Status" column. After a bit of research it looked like it meant that those files couldn't be uploaded to OneDrive. OneDrive said I'd reached my 5GB allotment. I've never used OneDrive and I wasn't interested in paying $ to increase my limits yet, so I told it to stop syncing and then uninstalled OneDrive since I was not finding it useful.But when I went bac

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    WhereAreMyPhotos, Jan 9, 2024
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  2. TACONUS
    taconus Win User

    Windows 10 - Holding my ram hostage?!?

    Doesn't say.... sometimes it lists as "System" but that's rare now... its mainly the totals aren't adding up.
     
    taconus, Jan 9, 2024
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  3. BULLDOGXX
    BulldogXX Win User
    Windows 10 - Holding my ram hostage?!?

    Which processes are holding your RAM hostage?
     
    BulldogXX, Jan 9, 2024
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  4. NUMBRABBIT
    Numbrabbit Win User

    OneDrive holding my files hostage?

    OneDrive holding my files hostage

    I can't connect to onedrive so I can't get to my files that I really need. How can I get my files and how do I trust Onedrive in the future?
     
    Numbrabbit, Jan 9, 2024
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