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Ruthiegg
Feb 22, 2024Copper Contributor
Deleting personal files from work computer
I need to delete my personal files from my work computer. Can I save my personal files on an external hard drive; delete those files from my work computer and then retrieve the files from ext. hard d...
Mike Williams
Feb 22, 2024Iron Contributor
Interpreting what you have written as: you have files on your computer synced to OneDrive that you want to move to a new computer, presumably with a personal OneDrive account?
You can certainly copy them to a new computer using an intermediate hard drive. You could also (work policy permitting) connect your personal OD account to your work computer and transfer the files.
Deleting files from a computer will only delete from the online OneDrive repository if the files are fully locally present. You should make sure that you are copying full local files before deleting anything.
You can certainly copy them to a new computer using an intermediate hard drive. You could also (work policy permitting) connect your personal OD account to your work computer and transfer the files.
Deleting files from a computer will only delete from the online OneDrive repository if the files are fully locally present. You should make sure that you are copying full local files before deleting anything.