how to remove files from Onedrive and put them back on my PC

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how to remove files from Onedrive and put them back on my PC

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Hey Guys,

So, I accidentally synced everything to Onedrive and now basically almost all my files live on OneDrive and i don't have them locally anymore.

I want to unsync and remove Onedrive completely - but if I do that now I'm going to lose all my files.

Please could someone tell me how i can put all my files back where they belong on my pc (locally - not stored just on OneDrive) and then get rid of OneDrive *without* losing my files?

Thanks,
T

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Answer 1

I know it's not a backup. I didn't intend to use onedrive.

In fact, the onedrive that my files got sent to is the wrong one - not even my office 365 account.

I just moved everything to a new pc and in the process I missed onedrive. End result being that I got all my files moved to OD, which kinda screws me.

Normally I don't have OD on and it's never synced as I don't like using it, and I don't particularly need it anyway.

And I honestly don't see why you recommend uninstalling office 365. Not gonna lie, that's pretty darn stupid. You can 100% use Office365 without using OneDrive.

So yeah, appreciate trying to help, but that is a truly terrible suggestion.

Thanks anyway.

T

Answer 2

Hey Ron,

my files aren't 'gone'. They're saved on Onedrive. And if I unsync / delete OneDrive, I'll lose all my files.

I want to remove OneDrive without losing my files.

I previously did this by removing OneDrive before setting everything up on my pc, but this time I forgot OD when setting up my new pc.

So, what I'm trying to figure out is a way to get rid of OneDrive and unsync it without losing my files in the process.

Right now, If I either delete or unsync OD, it's going to delete my files. For obvious reasons, that's not what I want.

Answer 3

I have the same problem. Bought a new laptop with Microsoft Home/Office, transferred everything, and now all of my docs and photos are on this insane One Drive. And of course, it's FULL so I'm having trouble working. I changed the default to My PC (which it should been in the first place), but how do I move everything out of One Drive, but keep in the local C: drive? It seems Microsoft should have given us a choice first. I also have photos in both Pictures, and One Drive Pictures. If I delete from One Drive (or my iphone) will they delete everywhere? It is so annoying!

Answer 4

Hi Tyrel, Your files are still available locally on your device. Open File Explorer>On left hand side>Click on the OneDrive (blue link). All your files are there. Also>C:\Users\UserName\OneDrive. All your files are there. Also, click on the OneDrive Icon on the taskbar>Open Folder. All your files are there. Note: At C:\Users\UserName any file there is not on OneDrive.

You can change the default save location. You can also transfer all your file outside of the OneDrive Folder.

Answer 5

Hi Tyrel, You can copy the files and move them to somewhere else. I moved mine. I actual save my files to D Drive. My default save is to D Drive.

Open File Explorer>On left hand side>Click on the OneDrive (blue link)>If you see a little blue cloud indicating the files are syncing>Double click on it>Right click on the green circle with a green tick>Click on>Always keep on this device>Now you can right click on the File/Folder and choose copy>You can paste wherever.

What I did is, opened two instances of File explorer>I created a folder outside of the OneDrive Folder>pasted what I had copied in the folder.

Default save location: Open an App, e.g. Word>File>Options>Save>re default save location>Browse>See below:

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