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OneDrive is a cloud storage service created by Microsoft in 2007 as SkyDrive and rebranded in 2014.
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| Release Year | 2007 (as SkyDrive) |
| Product Type | Cloud storage |
| In Production | Yes |
| Official Website | https://onedrive.live.com/ |
Consumer impact summary
Incidents
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the OneDrive category.
Aggressive push for backups (Aug. 2025)
Windows users found that, at some point, the software attempts to back up user files without their knowledge or consent.[1][2][3][4][5] 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".[6] 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.[7] 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.
See also
References
- ↑ "OneDrive's Forcable Takeover of Folders Is Intolerable".
- ↑ "Onedrive Syncs files without permission and can't be removed without deletion of the files in the local machine".
- ↑ "OneDrive sync'd EVERYTHING without permission?".
- ↑ "Onedrive is horrible, invasive and impossible".
- ↑ "RANT: OneDrive enabled without consent".
- ↑ "OneDrive attempted to sync my entire PC without my consent".
- ↑ "Microsoft Edge and OneDrive Syncing Without Warning or Consent".