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Unlink One Drive from my PC
I have to rebuild my PC recently. Accidentally, I have added One Drive to my system without paying attention to it. I don't want to save my files on my desktop, document and photo folder onto One Drive, but I find the real divorce somewhat hard to come by. I have uninstalled One Drive entirely. I change the location of the Desktop back to my local drive. But I have problem removing the linkage on the Pictures and Documents folder. When I try to change the location of the Picture or Documents folders, I have error messages as follows:
My directory content is as follow: I have a one Drive folder and no Pictures and Documents folders.
Thanks for your help!!!
- You have created a real mess for yourself.
If possible, you need to reinstall OneDrive and set it up again the way it was.
THEN:
right-click the little cloud icon in your system tray and choose the Setting wheel in the top right corner. Choose settings again from the popup window. This takes you to the OneDrive configuration windows. Select the "Settings" tab and uncheck the "Start OneDrive automatically..." box. Select Account and select Unlink this PC. Then choose OK.
When OneDrive finishes putting any/all of your files back on your local system, it will invite you to configure OneDrive, close it, and it's gone. Then you can delete the OneDrive folder on your system.
Also, the 2 folders have no content in it.......
- You have created a real mess for yourself.
If possible, you need to reinstall OneDrive and set it up again the way it was.
THEN:
right-click the little cloud icon in your system tray and choose the Setting wheel in the top right corner. Choose settings again from the popup window. This takes you to the OneDrive configuration windows. Select the "Settings" tab and uncheck the "Start OneDrive automatically..." box. Select Account and select Unlink this PC. Then choose OK.
When OneDrive finishes putting any/all of your files back on your local system, it will invite you to configure OneDrive, close it, and it's gone. Then you can delete the OneDrive folder on your system.- Thanks for your reply.
I follow your instructions until "Unlink this PC". Can't even hit [OK]. The computer does not do anything afterwards. And the Pictures and Documents folders still point to One Drive.
Thanks again.
- Select the white or blue OneDrive cloud icon in the taskbar or menu bar. Note: You might need to click the Show hidden icons arrow. next to the notification area to see the OneDrive icon. ...
Select. Help & Settings > Settings.
On the Account tab, click Unlink this PC and then Unlink account.
Regards,
J Wick- Hello J Wick
As I understand it, that is what rsdofny did, and he was successful.
But your addition of the "hidden icons arrow" is a very useful item, and it makes this conversation even more valuable for anyone having the same problem.
At home, I have one white cloud and six blue clouds. Figuring out which blue is which, is another twist that I left out.
Best Regards,
Jam
