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OneDrive downloaded files with wrong permissions
We have a Windows Server 2019 that has OneDrive configured. The OneDrive folder is being shared at the same time as a shared drive on users computers. There are a few users that have direct access to ...
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How do I disable OneDrive on Windows 11 permanently?
What are the steps to disable OneDrive permanently on the latest Windows 11?
I'd also like to erase any data that was previously backed up to OneDrive.
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Issues with unlinking OneDrive account from folders - alphanumeric keys in registry
I did a clean install of Windows 11. I didn't experience this issue before since I would do an "offline" setup of Windows without an account login, but it's a pain to do this with Windows 11....
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Add a specific folder to OneDrive, outside of "My Documents" [duplicate]
I know the following dialog box in the OneDrive settings.
But how can I add an arbitrary folder to OneDrive sync, which is outside of "My Documents", "My Music", "My Pictures&...
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Is it possible to have the OneDrive directory inside a VeraCrypt container?
I created a VeraCrypt partition on my PC's disk (~40GB).
Said partition is mounted and available normally - I can create/copy/use files on it as normal.
I then installed the latest, freshly downloaded ...
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Difference between /D and /J options for mklink command when syncing folders to OneDrive
I want to sync a large folder on my Windows machine to OneDrive without duplicating it on my local drive. I have read two tutorials suggesting using the mklink command to create a link between the ...
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Change the DISPLAY NAME (not the path) of a Business OneDrive folder in Windows File Explorer
For context: I am transgender and OneDrive for my university is showing my birth name ("deadname"), and I'd like to change it to either show my chosen name, or no name at all, just locally ...
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How to index Desktop in Windows 11 where Desktop is part of OneDrive
Since I use OneDrive and Desktop is part of my OneDrive Backup folders, it's located at %UserProfile%\OneDrive\Desktop
I can't find the OneDrive directory and hence can't find Desktop to index; how do ...
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How to start afresh with One Drive with the same live.com account but with a new Laptop?
I had OneDrive on my older Laptop where a lot of stuff was backed up. Now I moved to a new Laptop - I didn't want the same directory structure as the old Laptop, so I manually downloaded stuff from ...
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How to back up Documents with OneDrive, while also using another cloud service?
I use OneDrive for Business on Windows 11 and I want to back up the Documents folder on my harddrive to OneDrive.
In the OneDrive settings I go to "Sync and backup > Manage backup". Here, ...
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Creating shortcuts in desktop
I have some files that are stored in Onedrive folder and I want to create shortcuts to my desktop for the files that I work on these days. Is working on those shortcut files will guarantee that any ...
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Automatically clean Windows recycle bin files & folders if they originated from a certain directory
How to automatically clean Windows recycle bin files & folders if they originated from a certain directory?
Context: I'm syncing with an App from my mobile phone to OneDrive. If the file gets ...
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Sync shared folder in Onedrive to external/guest Azure users
I'm looking for a way to synchronise a shared folder on OneDrive to a guest user in our company on Azure.
Basically, we created an external guest user in Azure and then shared a OneDrive folder to him....
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Remove "Start back up" in File Explorer new Windows 11 update
Since the new update that rolled out a few weeks ago, I have this "Start back up" message in my File Explorer:
It has been suggested to exit onedrive but I still want to use onedrive, I ...
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Computer Super slow after syncing with one drive (windows 10)
My computer is very slow after I synced my onedrive in my computer. The C drive is not loading and deleting a trivial file is taking forever. Here is a screenshot
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