what does OneDrive do?

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what does OneDrive do?

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The problem is that I put the file in OneDrive after when I tried to extract the file I could only copy it, but not with the creation date that I need. then I cut out the file that was still in OneDrive and pasted it instead of the one that was copied. questions 1. the file that was in OneDrive is original or is no longer original.

what happens when you cut a file from OneDrive and paste it onto the desktop.

(note that the file, after the above manipulations, works and has the correct creation date for me.)

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Answer 1

It doesn't "Sync" so much as it removes them from your computer desktop and puts them in the cloud so you HAVE to use OneDrive to access anything..

Literally none of the suggestions for how to get my folders back to my desktop work. The options don't even exist.

This is the biggest pile of junk I've found online in a long time.

Answer 2

OneDrive syncs files in the Desktop, Documents, and Pictures folders. If you save a file to any of these locations it will be copied to OIneDrive. To prevent this you need to save the file somewhere else. If you wish to prevent this copy all of these folders somewhere else and turn off sync in OneDrive, If the files disappear you can then copy back the files from the backup.

As for the "source file", this only means the one you are copying from. The soiurce and destination files are identical except for labels such as the date they were created. Deoending on how these are copied they may or may noit have the same dates, but the contents are byte-for-byte the "original".

I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any additional questions.

Regards,

David N.

Answer 3

and then how did I get my file from Onedrive? I cut the file from Onedrive. Ctrl+X and moved it back to the desktop where the file was originally located. there OneDrive created a copy and I replaced this file in the destination folder with the one that was in OneDrive. and the date became the one I needed. Did I receive the source file?

Answer 4

Hello,

My name is David and I am a long-time Windows fan. I will be happy to help answer your questions.

All methods of moving files on a computer work by making copies. These copies are the same as the original, but they are dated according to when they were copied. This is true whether you are just copying or moving the file since moving a file is just copying and then deleting the original.

The date created, last modified, and last accessed for the file can be modified by Powershell. Choose Start and type in "Powershell". Open Powershell. Enter these commands, filling in the date and time yourself::

To change the creation date:

(Get-Item "C:\path\to\your\file.txt").CreationTime = "MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS"

To change the last date modified:

(Get-Item "C:\path\to\your\file.txt").LastWriteTime = "MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS"

To change the last accessed date:

(Get-Item "C:\path\to\your\file.txt").LastAccessTime = "MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS"

These should allow you to edit the properties to set the dates to any valid date..

There are also third-party tools that you can use that can change these dates on multiple fils at once You can find these tools with an internet search for "modify file date apps" or something similar.

Important: These tools and the websites where you can learn about them are third-party, and neither I nor Microsoft are responsible for the website contents nor the apps themselves. Any such research or use of such tools is at your own risk.

I hope that this helps. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Regards,
David N.

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