Uninstalled OneDrive using PowerShell (Admin) but remnants remain.

Question

Hello All,

I use another cloud storage provider (Paid) so I want to remove OneDrive.
I did this using PowerShell command: winget uninstall onedrive
I even deleted the OneDrive registry entry as per another post on this forum.
Yet when I search File Explorer many remnants remain and can't be deleted, even when using 'Take Ownership' tool added to the context menu by another application I paid for.
How can I please remove all remnants of OneDrive?
Yes I know uninstalling it has removed it as far as using the PC is concerned, but I want all traces to be gone, and it bugs me that they linger!

Thank you for any help and advice!

Andrew

Answer 1

Hi,

I suggest you post this issue to OneDrive Developer forum:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/onedrive-developer/bd-p/OneDriveDeveloper

The reason why we recommend posting appropriately is you will get the most qualified pool of respondents, and other partners who read the forums regularly can either share their knowledge or learn from your interaction with us. Thank you for your understanding.

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Answer 2

Except the folders in Users and Program Files, the rest are inbox component of Windows, they are "helpers" for OneDrive, not itself

are you really expect the word "onedrive" to disapear from your machine? lol