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Goatcher1890
May 28, 2024Copper Contributor
Desktop files only go to OneDrive
I am migrating to new computer with Win 11 and finally got Onedrive out of my life except trying to put items on the desktop as they were on Win 10 machine puts them in User/Curt/Onedrive. Can I sto...
Regus660
May 31, 2024Copper Contributor
Right-click on your desktop, select "View" > "View settings," and then uncheck the box next to "Save files to OneDrive." This will save your desktop files to the local computer instead of OneDrive.
- MaraeniDec 07, 2024Copper Contributor
i do not have this option. i can only "turn off" Syncing, wich turns on every time, when i go back into settings.... my pc cannot handle the constant upload/download/syncing issues.. i need my desktop files to be in my harddrive and nowhere else..
- ChristyS945Oct 06, 2024Copper Contributor
I am unable to stop saving files to One Drive. Options are not there to remove or uncheck. Also, when I save my files, they are no where to be found.
- karlbuJan 12, 2025Copper Contributor
Microsoft assumes (and dictates) that all of your desktops should be exactly the same across different computers—which is a TERRIBLE assumption. I DON'T WANT ALL MY PC DESKTOPS TO BE THE EXACTLY THE SAME!