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Lyndon1895
Mar 15, 2024Copper Contributor
Photos delete but reappear
Hi I have a PC and a Phone, wish to save some files from PC to OD and photos, videos from phone. This is currently working, however, when I delete files they reappear once phone syncs again. Thi...
Mike Williams
Mar 15, 2024Steel Contributor
If you delete files on demand that are only stubs on connected devices then you are not deleting the files, just removing (something like) shortcut links to the online files.
You either need to delete them using a OneDrive app or from the web view, or fully sync them to the client device and then delete them.
You either need to delete them using a OneDrive app or from the web view, or fully sync them to the client device and then delete them.
Lyndon1895
Mar 16, 2024Copper Contributor
Hi
I deleted them within the OD app on my PC, you could see the file sizes, I then deleted them from the recycle bin. You could see the available space increasing a gig at a time..
- Lyndon1895Mar 16, 2024Copper Contributorfollowing the sync after deleting the above files, I now have thousands of duplicates in OD 😞
- Mike WilliamsMar 18, 2024Steel ContributorYour device sync configuration would appear to be under-described.
When you say OneDrive app on your PC what do you mean? File Explorer?- Numberonewilliamfan123Aug 05, 2024Copper Contributor
Mike Williams Im havin' the same issue where I delete photos and they reappear?... i dont understand what overdrive app to use? i delete em from my file explorer n they reappear!