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== ''DISCLAIMER & PLEA:'' ==
'''OneDrive''' is a cloud storage service created by [[Microsoft]] in 2007 as SkyDrive and rebranded in 2014.
Please help me beef this out. I do not know HTML, but just needed somewhere to put this. I don't know what I'm doing.
 
I also don't know if I'm correct in <u>believing what I'm seeing</u>. It's possible that my files exist somewhere on my PC outside of OneDrive, just not somewhere someone who is computer illiterate like me would think to check. Also, the thought that they are staggering the implementation of this new way OneDrive interacts with user data (non-consensual, forced back up) is ''an assumption'' based on the fact that this has been happening for different users at different rates over the last year. I think it's to stop people from banding together, fighting back, or finding relevant solutions that aren't outdated.
 
If you have a similar experience please help & please share.
 
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==Consumer impact summary==
==Consumer impact summary==
 
{{Ph-C-CIS}}
* User Freedom
* User Privacy
* User Data Obstruction


==Incidents==
==Incidents==
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].


===Example incident one (''date'')===
===Aggressive push for backups (''Aug. 2025'')===
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Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
===Incident Two — August 20th, 2025===
Microsoft OneDrive attempted to "back up" all my computer files. When it had '''''moved''''' 5 gigs of files to OneDrive, it requested that I "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space". When I tried to disable OneDrive, it removed all my files from my desktop & I had to copy all the files ''from'' OneDrive to get them back onto my PC. I am now in the process of backing up all my files '''''FROM''''' One Drive '''''TO''''' my external SSD so they don't get deleted when I remove OneDrive from my computer. My files are getting corrupted in the process (I was not aware that OneDrive would do this. I did not opt-in to OneDrive using my data. I believe they are staggering the implementation of this new "feature" (backing up all computer files without user knowledge, notification, or consent), ''allegedly'' to stop backlash from consumers.
Microsoft OneDrive attempted to "back up" all my computer files. When it had '''''moved''''' 5 gigs of files to OneDrive, it requested that I "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space". When I tried to disable OneDrive, it removed all my files from my desktop & I had to copy all the files ''from'' OneDrive to get them back onto my PC. I am now in the process of backing up all my files '''''FROM''''' One Drive '''''TO''''' my external SSD so they don't get deleted when I remove OneDrive from my computer. My files are getting corrupted in the process (I was not aware that OneDrive would do this. I did not opt-in to OneDrive using my data. I believe they are staggering the implementation of this new "feature" (backing up all computer files without user knowledge, notification, or consent), ''allegedly'' to stop backlash from consumers.
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[iCloud]]
==References==
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https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/1e5riab/onedrives_forcable_takeover_of_folders_is/
https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/1e5riab/onedrives_forcable_takeover_of_folders_is/


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https://ctemplar.com/microsoft-edge-and-onedrive-syncing-without-warning-or-consent/
https://ctemplar.com/microsoft-edge-and-onedrive-syncing-without-warning-or-consent/
==References==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
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