Windows 10: Turn On or Off Auto Save Photos and Videos to OneDrive in Windows 10

How to: Turn On or Off Auto Save Photos and Videos to OneDrive in Windows 10

Turn On or Off Auto Save Photos and Videos from Devices to OneDrive in Windows 10


Information In Windows 10, you can automatically save photos and videos to OneDrive whenever you connect a camera, phone, or other device to your PC.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off for your account to automatically save photos and videos to OneDrive whenever you connect media or device to your Windows 10 PC.



Note AutoPlay will need to be turned on to be able to automatically save photos and videos to OneDrive whenever you connect a camera, phone, or other device to your PC.

AutoPlay recognizes your devices better when you connect them to a USB 2.0 port instead of USB 3.0.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Turn On or Off Auto Save Photos and Videos to OneDrive in OneDrive Settings
• Option Two: To Turn On or Off Auto Save Photos and Videos to OneDrive in AutoPlay

EXAMPLE: Photos automatically imported and saved to OneDrive from camera









OPTION ONE [/i] To Turn On or Off Auto Save Photos and Videos to OneDrive in OneDrive Settings


Note This option will automatically set or unset all the current list of supported media and devices in AutoPlay to Import photos and videos (OneDrive).


1. Right click or press and hold on the OneDrive icon in the taskbar notification area, click/tap on the menu (3 dots) button, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)

*note If OneDrive is currently not running to show this icon, then run: %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDrive.exe



2. Click/tap on the Auto save tab, and check (on) or uncheck (off) the Automatically save photos and videos to OneDrive whenever I connect a camera, phone, or other device to my PC box for what you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)








OPTION TWO [/i] To Turn On or Off Auto Save Photos and Videos to OneDrive in AutoPlay


Note This option is for you to manually set any of the current list of supported media and devices in AutoPlay to Import photos and videos (OneDrive) or what you like.


1. Open AutoPlay in Settings or Control Panel, and set your media or devices to what you like. (see screenshots below)









That's it,
Shawn


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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.

 

One Drive Is Driving Me Crazy. I Do Not Want It.


Hello Lee,

It sounds like you may have them mistakenly set to automatically save to OneDrive.

• Turn On or Off Auto Save Photos and Videos to OneDrive in Windows 10 Windows 10 Tutorials
• Auto Save Documents and Pictures to OneDrive or This PC in Windows 10 Windows 10 General Tips Tutorials

The tutorial below can help show you how to disable OneDrive integration in Windows 10.

*Arrow Enable or Disable OneDrive Integration Windows 10 Apps Features Tutorials

 

Save images/documents to my computer WITHOUT OneDrive being in the link

We suggest that you change the Auto Save location to This PC only in OneDrive settings. To do so, follow these steps:



If the OneDrive available in the taskbar, follow these steps:

• On the right-hand corner at the bottom part beside time and date, click the up arrow to get the OneDrive icon and then right-click on it and then select
  Settings. Like the image shown below:
• Go to the Auto Save tab, Change the Documents
  and Pictures location to This PC only and then make sure there no tick for
  Photos and videos and also for Screenshots. Like what’s shown below:
  
• Click OK to apply the changes.
• Go back to step 1, go to the Account tab and click the
  Unlink OneDrive.
• Follow the step 1 once again and select Exit.

If the OneDrive is no longer available in the taskbar, follow these steps:

• Click the Start menu and type in OneDrive and then select the first result.
• Sign in with your Microsoft account associated with your OneDrive and then follow the instructions to complete the login.
  
• On the right-hand corner at the bottom part beside time and date, click the up arrow to get the OneDrive icon and then right-click on it and then select
  Settings. Like the image shown below:
• Go to the Auto Save tab, Change the Documents
  and Pictures location to This PC only and then make sure there no tick for
  Photos and videos and also for Screenshots. Like what’s shown below:
  
• Click OK to apply the changes.
• Go back to step 1, go to the Account tab and click the
  Unlink OneDrive.
• Follow the step 1 once again and select Exit.

Let us know the result of your troubleshooting.

 

One Drive Is Driving Me Crazy. I Do Not Want It.

Thanks I'll give the Tutorials a try........

 

Disable auto-upload of photos to OneDrive

Hi Mark,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community forum.



Auto-upload of photos to OneDrive occurs because there is no Group Policy
setting to disable the Camera roll upload photos and videos option.



I suggest you to try the resolution suggested in How to prevent
pictures from being auto-uploaded to OneDrive and check if it works.



Note: The article holds good for Windows 10.



Thumbnails for files won’t be displayed if the File Explorer is configured to show icons instead of thumbnails.

You may turn on Thumbnails and check if it works:

• Open File Explorer and click on the
  File menu.
  
• Choose Change folder and search options to open
  Folder Options.
  
• Click on the ‘View’ tab, and under
  Advanced Settings, uncheck Always show icons, never thumbnails.
  
• Apply the changes.
  
• Restart File Explorer and check if the issue persists.
  

If the issue persists, you may clear the thumbnail cache.

Clear thumbnail cache:

• Press Win + R keys together on the keyboard to open the Run dialog and type the following into the Run box:
  cleanmgr
  
• Select the drive, and check the box for Thumbnails.
  
• Click OK and wait for the cache to be cleared.
  

I suggest you to post a feedback in the Feedback Hub
to bring back Filmstrip viewer, so that our developer team can have a look into it and include it in the upcoming updates.



Regards,