Windows 10: OneDrive installation consuming almost 60GB

Hi,


I have a problem with the OneDrive installation taking too much space on my computer no it is not about offline files it is about the actual application itself. It seems that the OneDriveStandaloneUpdater or something downloads OneDrive over and over again to my computer. Same version can be found multiple times and old versions are also kept on my machine. The size of C:\Users\Janne\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive folder is almost 60GB.

Here is snapshot of OneDrive folder.
It example contains multiple copies of OneDrive version 19.232.1124.0010 and same goes for older versions. In total they are almost 60GB in size.




As a short term solution I removed all old folders containing old versions. However as above screen shot shows OneDrive tends to download version every day so this is only temporary solution. Real solution would be to stop OneDrive downloading same version again and again and make it remove obsolete versions automatically. Any idea how this should be done?

:)

 

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.

 

Windows 10 - OneDrive

I appreciate all the help with this, but some are forgetting that Onedrive for Business is totally different than the basic consumer Onedrive.

I would if it were more mainstream and supported all my CAD software.

 

Windows 10 - OneDrive

[/quote] Click to expand... Sorry, but I think you're confused and keep referring to Onedrive. There is a big difference between the consumer version of Onedrive business O365 version. I do not have the consumer version of Onedrive installed... it is Onedrive for Business. Also, this script is for "Onedrive" .... not Onedrive for Business. Thanks anyway.

OneDrive (for Business) built-in Windows 10 differences?

No thanks for providing a non-rant version. I ought to recruit about 20 million people and walk down to Microsoft headquarters and do them in. Tired of Microsoft forcing their childish development skills on the masses.