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Windows 11 needs to stop auto syncing things to OneDrive
I installed Windows 11, version 23h2 last night when I went to bed. When i woke up it said I needed to finish windows set up I clicked continue.. next thing I know everything is being sync'ed to OneDrive. Which I hate. It shouldn't just do this. leave my settings alone!
Then of course when I turn it off, then everything is removed from my desktop, pictures, etc. now I have to go backout to onedrive and move everything back and put it how I had it.
Thsi is the second time I've had to do this. I have four monitors and lots of stuff.
Microsoft stop doing this.
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You can disable automatic synchronization by going to Settings → Accounts → Windows Backup → Turn off Remember My Preferences and OneDrive folder synchronization.
Thx for the tip!
Sorry not sure you read my post or maybe I wasn't clear... I'm talking about windows system folders. I'm talking about when Microsoft releases a big new update and tricks you into clicking continue when you dont want to enable syncing... should be my choice when i want, not as a step to get past when you install an update.
