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Add option to cancel download of individual files in the OneDrive App
Once a download starts in OneDrive on desktop, there is no way to stop it.
This is a huge issue for anyone dealing with working files that link to multiple files.
Files should be able to be cancelled on an individual basis.
An example of when this lacking feature becomes a problem is if you open a Premiere Pro project that links to multiple videos, these videos will start downloading.
If you then close the Premiere Pro project, the files linked within the project will still download. These may be many gigabytes worth of files.
Other reasons why you might want to cancel a download:
- You may no longer need the file to be downloaded
- You may realise that your internet connection is too slow for the download but still need to download smaller files to continue working
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Yes, I vote for this feature. I have a large zip file that someone shared with me. I have it downloaded on another machine but OneDrive keeps wanting to download it to my laptop and I can't cancel it. No matter what it keeps downloading and it's used up all my tethering cell data.
