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Windows users keep losing files to OneDrive, and many don't know why (www.techspot.com)
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When Windows users suddenly discover that their files have vanished from their desktops after interacting with OneDrive, the issue often stems from how Microsoft's cloud service integrates with the operating system. The automatic, near-invisible shift to cloud-based storage has triggered strong reactions from users who find the feature unintuitive and, in some cases, destructive to their local files.

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[–] pyrinix@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Ha, shows you right.

God, people, just get yourselves flash drives or an external drive. Cloud storage is dumb.

You could make either of those options last through your entire lifetime if you care for them properly. But I guess people enjoy the idea of going "huh?" whenever files mysteriously disappear from cloud storage.

[–] degenerate_neutron_matter@fedia.io 21 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Most people aren't choosing to enable OneDrive; it's enabled by default, and not obvious how to disable.

[–] pyrinix@kbin.melroy.org -2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Stop excusing the stupid. People are capable to learn to avoid it and disable it.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 6 points 18 hours ago

Windows update will frequently reenable OneDrive. Microsoft systematically undermines people ability to understand and control their own device.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 15 points 22 hours ago

It's not dumb as a concept. Cloud storage in a data center offers far more safety than an external drive of any kind.

But it should not be the only place your data is stored. It should ideally be the third place.

[–] ji59@hilariouschaos.com 8 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

While I agree with you, most people don't understand what cloud is and since Microsoft is pushing users to use OneDrive, general user would just turn it on just to get rid of the window.

[–] Sammy 7 points 22 hours ago

Exactly. I work with the Elderly and it's been a struggle to a) explain what OneDrive is and b) show the how to locally save because W11 defaults to saving to cloud.

It's an absolute mess and I've gotten at least 3 people to start using Linux, just a little.