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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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[–] phanto@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Admin here! OneDrive synced home folders at work. Everyone ignores saving because 'autosave'. Once a week at least, some staff member spends hours on something after the mandatory 90-day password change, never signed back in to OneDrive, and gets to kiss all that work goodbye. Also, once a quarter at least, someone was working on a document shared to the by an employee who just quit, so we have to frantically 'unfire' someone's account so the suddenly missing document can be retrieved.

[–] Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 11 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

90-day password changes?? You monster!!

[–] phanto@lemmy.ca 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

sigh I know. It's my boss that implemented the policy... But it was after she audited password ages and a dictionary and found that CompanyName123 was universal and for years at a stretch.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 7 points 21 hours ago

Ah, such nostalgia. I used a complex password until they forced monthly resets on us and I forgot mine a few times. After that, "FuckingPassword1", "FuckingPassword2", FuckingPassword3" etc with a mysterious post-it note on my table with a single number. Very memorable, still remember it well after a decade.

[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 2 points 21 hours ago

If it’s something I care about, code and scripts I use for my admin stuff, it’s on GitHub. Stuff that I will keep when I leave or get fired/laid off. The stupid bullshit paperwork for work, can’t care less if onedrive eats it. But I know exactly what you are talking about, been there and done that.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world -1 points 18 hours ago

As the admin you should fix onedrive seamless sso so th yr don’t need to worry about signin.