Windows 10: So in an effort to clear computer space i deleted One Drive on my laptop, but somehow it...

So i was attempting to clear up some storage space on my computer and noticed that a "One Drive" file was taking up 169gb, so i deleted it. but to my horror, it deleted my desktop and everything on it?the strange part is that these photos, files and links werent even in my onedrive when i went online to check? is there anyway to reverse this, recover my files and reinstall onedrive?quite a few vital files and photos were on that, and id like to do anything to get them back.

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Query related to clearing Disc Space on PC

Hi Dawn,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand your query related to clearing space on your PC. I appreciate your efforts in clearing the space by deleting the temp files.

• Which build version of Windows 10 are you using currently?
  

As you are looking to clear more space then you may want to refer the article

Free up drive space in Windows 10 and see if you can clear more space on the PC.



Note: Please do take a backup of your files before deleting them from the PC.



Let us know if you need any further assistance, we will be glad to assist you.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Lost space of Pen Drive

Hello,

Thank you for bringing up your query on Microsoft Community.

We regret the inconvenience caused to you.

• 
  Have you tried connecting to a different computer?
  

I suggest you to connect the USB flash drive to a different computer and check.

First back up all the data from your USB drive to another location.

I suggest you to connect the USB flash drive to a different computer and check.

Let us try the following steps, and check if it helps.

Step 1: I suggest you to refresh the drive letter and then try to rescan the drives that are connect to the computer and check.

To refresh drive letter:

• Open Computer Management (Local).
• In the console tree, click Computer Management (Local), click
  Storage, and then click Disk Management.
  
• Click Action, and then click Refresh.
  
• Once you have refreshed connect the new zip drive and to update hardware information, click Rescan Disks instead.
  

Step 2: For unallocated space on USB drive

• 
  Press the Windows key, and type Diskpart.
  
• 
  Click the result to open the DiskPart command prompt window.
  
• 
  In the command prompt window, type list disk and hit Enter.
  
• 
  The removable USB drive or hard disk will be shown under
  Disk 1.
  
• 
  Type in the following commands and hit Enter.
  

select disk 1

Clean

create partition primary

• 
  The first command selects your removable USB drive.
  
• 
  The Clean command deletes all the current partitions present on the USB drive.
  
• 
  The Create primary partition creates a fresh partition and allocates all the unallocated space on this fresh partition.
  
• 
  Type Exit to close the command prompt window.
  
• 
  Unplug your USB drive and plug it back again.
  

Hope it helps.

Let us know the status, we are glad to assist you further.

 

Clearing the Backup Drive (F)

Hi,

You can clear up space by deleting the contents of formatting the drive itself. Is it an external drive? If it is and there's no important files saved in the drive that you might need, then you can format the drive to clear up space. To do so, follow the
steps below:

• Plug your hard drive into the computer.
• Type File Explorer on the search bar and hit Enter.
• Open File Explorer and click This PC from the left panel.
• Click on the drive's name, then under Drive Tools, select Manage
  tab on the upper part of the window.
• Click Format. A new prompt will appear.
• Under File system, select FAT32 (Default).
• Put a check on Quick Format option then click
  Start.
• Let the process to be finished then click OK when prompted.

We're just a post away if you need further help.