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===Aggressive push for backups (''Aug. 2025'')=== | ===Aggressive push for backups (''Aug. 2025'')=== | ||
Windows users found that, at some point, the software attempts to back up user files. However, the way it does so is by redirecting several (unwittingly chosen) base folders to OneDrive, which once full, requests that the user "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space". When the user tries to disable OneDrive by solutions found with a surface level search, it removes all said user files both locally and in cloud. The only ways for the user to recover those files require a physical backup, from desktop or OneDrive. User files are also being corrupted in the process. | Windows users found that, at some point, the software attempts to back up user files without their knowledge or consent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OneDrive's Forcable Takeover of Folders Is Intolerable |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/1e5riab/onedrives_forcable_takeover_of_folders_is/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Onedrive Syncs files without permission and can't be removed without deletion of the files in the local machine. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/zx79j6/onedrive_syncs_files_without_permission_and_cant/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=OneDrive sync'd EVERYTHING without permission? |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3887116/onedrive-syncd-everything-without-permission |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Onedrive is horrible, invasive and impossible |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5213385/onedrive-is-horrible-invasive-and-impossible}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=RANT: OneDrive enabled without consent |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4043083/rant-onedrive-enabled-without-consent}}</ref> However, the way it does so is by redirecting several (unwittingly chosen) base folders to OneDrive, which once full, requests that the user "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space".<ref>{{Cite web |title=OneDrive attempted to sync my entire PC without my consent. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/f7795u/onedrive_attempted_to_sync_my_entire_pc_without/}}</ref> When the user tries to disable OneDrive by solutions found with a surface level search, it removes all said user files both locally and in cloud.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Microsoft Edge and OneDrive Syncing Without Warning or Consent |url=https://ctemplar.com/microsoft-edge-and-onedrive-syncing-without-warning-or-consent/}}</ref> The only ways for the user to recover those files require a physical backup, from desktop or OneDrive. User files are also being corrupted in the process. | ||
User suspicions claim the implementation of this action (backing up all computer files without user knowledge, notification, or consent) is being staggered, allegedly to stop unified backlash from consumers. | User suspicions claim the implementation of this action (backing up all computer files without user knowledge, notification, or consent) is being staggered, allegedly to stop unified backlash from consumers. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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