Windows 10: OneDrive woes

Discus and support OneDrive woes in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hi, New to Windows 10 from mac. I'm trying to figure out how to back up only my Documents folder to OneDrive. It is doing a sync right now and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by eladT, Sep 23, 2019.

  1. eladT Win User

    OneDrive woes


    Hi,

    New to Windows 10 from mac.


    I'm trying to figure out how to back up only my Documents folder to OneDrive. It is doing a sync right now and backing up my entire computer - this is excessive and I don't need that.


    I went to OneDrive Settings > Back up > Manage Backup. And I deselected Desktop and Pictures because I don't need those backed up. But each time I went back into the same dialog, they were selected automatically again.


    I then clicked 'Stop Back Up' for Documents and my entire Documents disappeared from my PC. It's terrible that OneDrive has the power to do this, because the original location of those documents is on my PC.


    So my questions are


    1) how can I recover my Documents on my PC? They are in the OneDrive > Documents folder in their entirety, but I need them on my PC as well.

    and

    2) How can I tell Onedrive only to back up my Documents folder?



    Thank you.

    :)
     
    eladT, Sep 23, 2019
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  2. 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, Sep 23, 2019
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  3. Onedrive

    Hi Hiatt,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    I suggest you to refer the article Find
    lost or missing files in OneDrive
    for more information regarding the missing files.



    If the issue still persists please follow the steps to contact
    OneDrive support for further assistance on this issue.

    1. Login to OneDrive.com.
    2. Click the ? Help icon on the top banner of the page.
    3. Select Email OneDrive support for the further assistance.






    Muralidhar

    Microsoft Community Moderator
     
    Muralidhar_G, Sep 23, 2019
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  4. OneDrive woes

    OneDrive folder icon changed to plain

    Hi,

    Thank you for replying.

    I understand your concern and suggest you to Unlink OneDrive and run OneDrive setup
    again and check. Here is the steps:


    • Right-click the white OneDrive cloud icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar.

      OneDrive woes ce960e20-2ea4-4298-8ec8-8399b1b20e20.png

      (You might need to click the Show hidden icons arrow next to the notification area to see the
      OneDrive icon.)

    • Click Settings, and then click Unlink.

    • Follow the steps in the Welcome to OneDrive wizard to set up OneDrive.
    Do notify us if the issue still persists and we'll be glad to help.
     
    Navneet Anand, Sep 23, 2019
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