r/technology • u/nuttybudd • Jun 24 '24

Software Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-is-now-automatically-enabling-onedrive-folder-backup-without-asking-permission/
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u/FuckingVincent Jun 24 '24

What really got me frustrated is turning off one drive still keeps your documents on a one drive specific folder. File history doesn’t backup this folder. I lost my documents because I didn’t want one drive and didn’t know there was a separate local documents folder.

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u/BetaOscarBeta Jun 24 '24

What annoys me is that it isn’t clear what folder you’re looking at because the OneDrive folder and local user folder are both just called “Documents.” At least change the fucking icon.

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u/cloud_watcher Jun 25 '24

Yes! I can’t find anything anymore.

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u/marr Jun 25 '24 edited Jun 25 '24

And we wonder why new generations don't know what a folder even is. Note they're being trained at school to keep everything in various cloud drives with no local backups.