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OneDrive for Android: Camera Backup keeps uploading screenshots
Hi all, Every so often when I check OneDrive, I see my Android phone has uploaded screenshots as well as camera photos. In the Android app, when I check the Camera Backup setting, the "Back up ...
- Go to Settings > Apps > OneDrive > Storage and clear cache/data.
- Make sure OneDrive is updated or reinstall it.
Hi there,
This did not work. I just checked and OneDrive has again added folders I don't wanted backed up to "Back up device folders". In fact, it now reads:
Camera, ImageApp, Facebook, Screenshots
And again, when I click the option, none of these folders are actually checked/turned on.
So there are two separate issues.
1. OneDrive backs up folders that the user has not specified.
2. OneDrive lists these folders under "Back up device folders", but when you click on that option and drill down to the next page, those folders are not selected/turned on.
This did not work. I just checked and OneDrive has again added folders I don't wanted backed up to "Back up device folders". In fact, it now reads:
Camera, ImageApp, Facebook, Screenshots
And again, when I click the option, none of these folders are actually checked/turned on.
So there are two separate issues.
1. OneDrive backs up folders that the user has not specified.
2. OneDrive lists these folders under "Back up device folders", but when you click on that option and drill down to the next page, those folders are not selected/turned on.
This issue is still ongoing.
I just don't want screenshots uploading!
It keeps re-adding itself like a virus.
Seriously thinking about switching to a different cloud after years of OneDrive...
