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MS onedrive screwing me
So My laptop stopped working and the power just died on it. Now I have my HD out of my laptop and I can't get my MS Word open.
The two files I care about are for my second book I am writing. One is the book and the other is the notes to make sure I keep things right.
"THe cloud file provider is not running"
Can anyone help me get this crap taken care of so I can get my books back?
TY all.
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Install OneDrive on another computer and sign in with the same account. After connecting the hard drive to that computer, restore the files from the OneDrive cloud or the local cache directory.
Hi, first sign in to OneDrive on the web and look for the book and notes there, including the Recycle Bin. If they are present, download normal copies immediately. The error on the removed drive usually means those files were Files On-Demand placeholders and the actual contents were stored in OneDrive, not fully on the disk. Check the file sizes; tiny placeholder files cannot be opened by Word without the OneDrive provider and account. Do not format or heavily modify the old drive. If the files are absent online and were never available offline, a data-recovery specialist may be the safest next step.
