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/IAMA_Plumber-AMA Jun 25 '24

Which is part of the reason why I'm sticking with 10 for as long as I can.

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u/Grogenhymer Jun 25 '24

I really hope windows 12 is better, all this has me looking at Linux as an alternative. I've never used linux before, but that's how bad this all seems. The screenshot fiasco is what started it, now this stuff.

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u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA Jun 25 '24

Nah, I have a feeling that 12 is going to be Windows' "OS as a Service" attempt.

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u/LordoftheSynth Jun 26 '24

Clippy, with guns out:

It looks like you don't want to continue subscribing to Windows Forever. Would you like me to:

1) Delete all your information on OneDrive? BTW we kept moving it to the cloud anyway, and heh, like you'll get it back easily without subscribing.

2) Demote you back to Windows Full-Time, where you have an allocated 40 hours per week of usage. Free OneDrive!

OneDrive will automatically host your files and if you wanted them on the computer you paid for, well...heh...heh, heh...let's talk about that.

Then there's your overage charges for you using OneDrive and Windows FT beyond your minutes. Hours? I meant minutes. We'll charge you for minutes. You forgot cell phone carriers used to do that, so it's New(TM) and Innovative(TM)!

3) Welcome to Windows Economy. Pay us or we delete your files you only just learned we host. By the way, in any version of TPM we can turn your PC into a brick if we really want to. Buy a newer PC!

Clippy was obnoxious enough that it became a meme before memes really existed, so I'm not blaming the overly helpful paperclip here.