Does anybody use OneDrive ?

<p>I recently purchase a computer that came with Windows 10 and OneDrive. OneDrive is a Microsoft based storage system that let's you store your images, documents, email attachments so that you can access them with something other than your computer such as iPhone or tablet, all for free !</p>

<p>I really didn't know what One Drive was so I left it alone. Until recently I got an email from Microsoft stating that I they had selected a few images that I downloaded last weekend and showed me the images they selected ?</p>

<p>I then decided to click on the oneDrive Icon on my desktop and noticed that it had saved my taxes forms, Lease, Medical information, resumes, work release authorization forms, Medical information, letters of acceptance, spread sheets with my budget etc. as well as pictures ?? </p>

<p>Apparently OneDrive hijacked some documents from my email or desktop and stored it on the cloud without my knowing it or without my asking. I did notice last weekend that when I was downloading pictures that the folder I usually download to had a different name. Instead of C:users.hjoseph.pictures, it was changed to C:OneDriveG.users.hjoseph.pictures ???</p>

<p>This would have been all fine and dandy if they(Microsoft) had not sent me copies of the pictures I downloaded to my computer last week al with telling me they respect my privacy ????</p>

<p>Now I got figure out a way to disable this thing without breaking my computer... </p>

 

<p>What country do you live in where you think you have privacy????<br>

Concern about Microsoft and privacy is small potatoes. They are the least of my worries in that regard.</p>

<p>I use OneDrive, never had that problem. It sounds like you inadvertently saved into the OneDrive folder which automatically uploads to the cloud.</p>

I have it like you because it came with me pc, but i prefer Google Drive ... more free space. More than likely you clicked

some syncing option unknowingly rather it being a hyjack situation. Really a small isssue. Turnoff the

<p>Apparently there is a way to Unsync Onedrive from your harddrive by right clicking on the OneDrive Icon in File Explorer and choosing [settings]. Then you can manually sync or unsync the files you want to go or not go to The Cloud. Wow what a relief !</p>

<p>duplicate</p>

It might also be news, but you can download the app for your

phone and have access to the files.

<p>I think this article will answer your question:</p>

<p>http://www.pcworld.com/article/2993360/windows/how-to-stop-windows-10-from-saving-files-to-onedrive.html</p>

<p>Microsoft is sneaky. <GRIN></p>

<p>I'm pretty sure - having done three in-place upgrades, and a number of fresh installs for testing - that during setup you do get the option to opt out of OneDrive syncing your Documents folder and the rest when you set up your Microsoft account. I'm trying to think back - you may have to click on something to see the options, though.<br /><br />I've been using it for a couple of years (I have an Office 365 subscription that gives you 1TB each for up to five users), and it does behave differently on 10 than on Windows 8 (stub / placeholder files, you don't have to actually copy down all OneDrive files and folders to be able to browse them from Explorer) and 7 (not built in, you select which OneDrive folders to sync when you install it).</p>

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<p>Apparently OneDrive hijacked some documents</p>

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<p>Recent office versions save by default to OneDrive, and last time I installed Office (=2016), it told me so and asked me which default location I prefered, local or OneDrive. Windows Phone asks to sync, as does Windows 10 unless you accept all defaults.<br /> Nothing particularly sneaky, other OSes do the same within their eco-system, but yeah, reading the text an installer presents to you is worth the effort. If you blindly accept default behaviours, then unfortunately you may find behaviours like this. Whether it's good practise or not, nice discussion, but a bit of awareness as a user goes an awful long way.</p>

<p>I much like OneDrive. Keeps my smartphone, desktop, tablet and notebook in sync, and with Office 365 I've got plenty space there to share photos in a regulated way without them compressing or "optimising" the files.</p>

OneDrive shows thumbnails of native raws and works with

software that syncs your local storage. It's my first choice over

dropbox and Google Drive for photos and graphics. Its too bad

they stopped offering unlimited storage and didn't come through

with a Windows 10 phone. I would have dumped my Google

account and sold my Mac bookPeter for a Surface

<p>Thanks for the warning. Everytime I start Windows 10 I get a popup about installing/activating OneDrive. I will do that when it suits me - with proper care.</p>

<p>Also note that those files automatically uploaded to OneDrive (which as said doesn't happen without being asked) are stored in private folders that others cannot see. The only privacy concern would be that it's your data stored on a server not under your control. But whether your personal PC is a safer place in terms of privacy than a server maintained by professionals that know a thing or two is also worth considering. I think unfortunately the state of malware is such that your own PC isn't safer than the cloud.</p>

<p>After I decoupled from OneDrive I lost all of the pictures on my hard drive, where did they go ? </p>

<p>Just as a cautionary note, you should take the time/trouble it takes to go through the settings for privacy in Windows 10 and make sure you set things the way you want, Win10 is very hungry for your personal information, but it gives you a way to limit what it is collecting from and about you. At least this feels like you have some control over such things.</p>