Windows 10: When I enable OneDrive it displays files from my son's computer as if they are mine

Twice I have tried enabling OneDrive on my Windows 10 laptop. Both times, once I signed into OneDrive with my Microsoft account, it "grabbed" or displayed files from my son's laptop as if they were mine. For instance, all of a sudden, I had his desktop & mine mingled together. And other stuff. Very disconcerting at first, but when I sign out of OneDrive, it all goes away.


We both have Windows 10 laptops. I am logged into Windows on my PC using my Microsoft account, and he is logged into Windows on his PC using his Microsoft account. I have confirmed this by looking at "Your Info" under account settings.


It is possible that his original Windows installation was initially linked to my account, but I don't know if that's causing the problem, or how to fix it.


Also, he is a child in my Microsoft "family", would that somehow cause this?


Thanks,


Kelly

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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.

 

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

 

Transferring files and documents to a new computer - onedrive issues

Hi Williams,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



It seems that you have set sync settings to sync every folder and as well as external hard drive and save only on cloud. We would suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below to avail folders (Docs) locally.

1. Install OneDrive and open
   File Explorer.
   
2. Right click on OneDrive icon on the right pane.
   
3. Then select Make available offline.
   
   
   
   You may also want to refer
   OneDrive help and go through all topics under
   Popular topics and check for settings.
   
   
   
   
   
   Hope it helps.
   
   If you find the answer useful, kindly tick your response.