Stop OneDrive From Hijacking Your Desktop and Documents

Stop OneDrive backup and move your Desktop and Documents back to your PC without losing files. 📥 Free Windows 11 shortcuts PDF: https://www.xelplus.com/windows-11-keyboard-shortcuts-pdf-download/?utm_source=yt-video&utm_medium=vid-description&utm_campaign=download-windows-shortcuts&utm_content=stop-onedrive-backup#download 🎓 500,000+ enrolled in our courses. Start with our free Windows 11 Essentials for Work course 👉 https://www.xelplus.com/course/windows-essentials-for-work/?utm_source=yt-video&utm_medium=vid-description&utm_campaign=windows-essentials&utm_content=stop-onedrive-backup Green ticks on your Desktop icons, or OneDrive warning that your storage is full? When you set up Windows 11 with a Microsoft account, your Desktop, Documents and Pictures folders are often backed up to OneDrive by default. Turning it off has one risky screen. The option selected by default, Only in OneDrive, removes the files from your PC. Pick Only on my PC instead. Before that, download every file with Always keep on this device, check you have enough free space, make an extra backup and close any open Office files. Already picked the wrong option? Your files aren't lost. They're in OneDrive, and you can bring them back. 00:00 Why your files ended up in OneDrive 01:02 How to tell if a folder moved to OneDrive 01:30 Open OneDrive settings and Manage backup 02:20 Turn off backup for a folder 02:45 The risky default: Only in OneDrive 03:25 Only on my PC and online-only files 04:21 Why your files aren't really on your PC 04:36 OneDrive status icons: green circle, blue cloud, hollow tick 05:39 Check 1: enough free space on your drive 06:18 Check 2: Always keep on this device 06:51 Checks 3 and 4: extra backup, close Office files 07:24 Stop backup and keep files only on your PC 07:53 Check that it worked 08:20 Storage still full? Empty the OneDrive recycle bin 08:43 What happens on your other PCs 09:00 Picked the wrong option? How to get your files back 09:41 Moving files off OneDrive is not a backup 10:20 Why Microsoft turns this on (the 5 GB free tier) 🎬 Use Windows 11 with a local account instead of a Microsoft account: https://youtu.be/T2MH5z2ZjNU 🎬 Windows 11 finally fixed the taskbar: https://youtu.be/YXX0bHnho3c ➡️ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUOos_MwJa_Ewii-R3cJA/join ✉️ Get one practical Excel tip every week in our free newsletter, Between the Sheets: https://link.xelplus.com/yt-d-newsletter 🚩 Connect with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lgharani LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leilagharani #windows11 #onedrive #windowstips