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Onedrive downloading everything

Anonymous
2019-09-15T16:21:28+00:00

I got a new dell computer and during the setup it asked me if I wanted to start onedrive and I did. Then the next day I was importing my pictures from my old computer and they were all automatically going into the onedrive file. Is there a way to simply put files I want into my onedrive or does it have to take them all?

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-09-15T21:32:05+00:00

    When I follow the steps on the link you sent I get to the "choose folder" page and when I go to unselect photos I get a "can't stop syncing folder" pop up which tells me the pictures folder is an important folder that is currently pointed towards onedrive. It has a link to the backup settings of one drive which won't let me un-sync

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-09-15T22:06:42+00:00

    Hello,

    Thanks for writing back.

    Try to disable Onedrive: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/turn-o...

    Here you can upload photos and files to OneDrive.

    https://support.office.com/en-us/article/upload...

    Thank you

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-09-15T21:08:20+00:00

    Hello,

    I am an independent advisor, and I am trying to help other users in Community with my experience in Microsoft products.

    How to disable OneDrive automatic Sync files:

    it is easy to disable the sync of OneDrive. Just right click on the notifications icon and select OneDrive. When you right click on it, you will see several OneDrive options including "Settings".

    Clicking on "Settings" launches a dialog box with "Settings" and other tabs. In the "Settings" tab, you can Uncheck “Start OneDrive automatically when I sign in to Windows” if you do not wish to start OneDrive.

    How to Choose which OneDrive folders to sync to your computer: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/choose...

    Do let me know if you require any further help on this. Will be glad to help you.

    Thank you

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-09-15T16:25:58+00:00

    Hello Andrew123_210,

    Thank you for trusting us by participating with your questions.

    My Name is Andy, I am an Independent Advisor and it will be a pleasure to help you today.

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    https://support.office.com/en-us/article/downlo...

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    Andy.

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