Has OneDrive changed the way it handles conflict issues? Because it's losing my data this way...
In the past, when OD had trouble syncing a file due to conflicts (it wasn't sure what was really the most recent), it would leave the original file intact and create a "-machinename" version of the file as well. So, if I have a file voice1.mp3, and, on one of the computers (say, "pc1"), it couldn't figure out whether the version I was saving was the latest, I'd end up with this: voice1.mp3 voice1-pc1.mp3 Which is fine. I'd have to resolve the conflict. Recently, what it seems to do is create the "-machinename" file and DELETE the original file. So, I end up with this: voice1-pc1.mp3 The first time it happened, I thought it must be something I had done, so I pulled back the original file from my backups (this is one of MANY reasons when MS should NOT bill OD as a "backup". "Backups" are copies that are INDEPENDENT of the original file. But, I digress...). But now I'm seeing it all over the place. It seems that whenever it finds a conflict, it creates the -machinename file and NUKES the original file. Anybody else seen this or know how to stop it? Thanks!
Onedrive LOSES my data!
So I spent time adding lots of entries to a stock management spreadsheet, saved it to my onedrive and made sure it said 'saved' at the top of the excel window. Opened the sheet again today to see that all of my changes are gone and I have effectively lost my stock because the absolute imbeciles at Microsoft can't code. How do I get my work back? When are microsoft going to sort their sloperating system out?
OneDrive addmitting losing gigabites of content
I've been using OneDrive since it was called Windows Live SkyDrive, circa 2010. After years of using it as an archive for past projects (I'm a graphic designer), I've recently discovered that almost every single project I had there (and nowhere else) has disappeared. In reply, OneDrive escalation representative said “There is no possibility for recovering the data. Trust me, if there had been a single percentage of chance, I would have taken it”. This is unheard of; I’ve lost a large portion of my portfolio from 2012 to 2021. Did it happen to anyone else?
OneDrive for Android: Camera Backup keeps uploading screenshots
Hi all, Every so often when I check OneDrive, I see my Android phone has uploaded screenshots as well as camera photos. In the Android app, when I check the Camera Backup setting, the "Back up device folders" has the setting "Camera, Screenshots" However, when I click that value, and go into the "Organise new backups in subfolders" list, the Screenshots folder is _not_ actually selected as one to be uploaded. If I turn the folder on, then off, OneDrive will temporarily not upload images from my Screenshot folder. But eventually, it decide that again it should do this. How do I make this behaviour stop permanently? P.
MacOS 14.8.1 OneDrive - Timestamped Sync Root directory?
Hello community, Attempted a plethora of web searches to find someone else who may have seen this. I utilize Shared Libraries with my MacOS OneDrive, and it seems within my ./Library/CloudStorage/ there are two versions of the Sync Root: OneDrive-SharedLibraries-*Company*/Directories & OneDrive-SharedLibraries-*Company* (Timestamp)/Directories This Timestamped Sync Root has over 140GBytes of 'reported' storage space consumption. Some of the folders already exist in OneDrive-ShareLibraries-*Company*/Directories, but others do not. Was curious if anyone else has seen this before and knows if the related storage can be 'freed'?A bunch of files are missing from Desktop folders managed by OneDrive
I don't use OneDrive at all, but my mom who's not tech-savvy at all has it on her laptop. Today, she suddenly notices that a bunch of files from a folder on desktop have disappeared. It seems like all of the desktop are managed by/synced with OneDrive but there's some sort of error preventing her from seeing/access those files. Please see the screenshots. Since my 60+ years old mother is really not up-to-date with the tech, she can't tell me if she's done anything with OneDrive (she doesn't even know what it is and that she's using it), when the last update was, etc. But she is not computer illiterate enough that she would accidentally delete all these files from those folders herself. Is there any way of getting these files back and shut off OneDrive permanently so it won't sneak back onto her laptop with the next Windows Update? Thanks in advance!
Recently saved local file not available
I saved an excel file to my OneDrive Documents directory (.xlsx) when I was offline. OneDrive notified that a local copy was saved due to being offline. However, the file does not exist where I saved it. I searched the entire documents dir with explorer and it is not there. What's going on? When I was back online I was able to open it. This is not the behavior I selected in OneDrive, I selected always save a local copy. When I was offline I was able to open other workbooks. There have been other files that I can't access when offline. This makes me want to quit using OneDrive. Can someone please explain how to fix this?
Corrupted VT+ transaction files
We are a small accounting company using VT+ Transaction on a local drive synchronized with OneDrive for backup and file storage. A few days ago when we tried to open the application, we suddenly started receiving the following error messages: Run Time Error 0 and Run Time Error 440, and the program does not start. According to VT+ support the program files are corrupted and the data can only be restored up to the year 2022, as the more recent backups are also affected. Somehow the system is overriding our backups, which makes the latest ones unusable. Any advice what could cause that and how to resolve the issue. Thanks
