Why is One Drive deleting files on my local computer and how can they be recovered?

Question

I recently replaced my hard drive and was trying to use One Drive as a back up ONLY, but I have noticed numerous files being deleted by ONE DRIVE and I can't find or access them - what gives???

Answer 1

OneDrive does not delete files from your local computer unless you have specifically configured it to do so. It is possible that the files were deleted from OneDrive and then synced to your local computer, resulting in their deletion from your hard drive. OneDrive has a recycle bin similar to the one available in Windows, where deleted files are moved and kept for a designated time before being permanently deleted. For work or school accounts, deleted files are purged after 93 days unless configured otherwise. You can restore deleted files from the recycle bin in OneDrive. Additionally, OneDrive has a feature called Files Restore that lets users restore files to any point over the past 30 days. For more information about these features, see the following links:

• Restore deleted files or folders in OneDrive
• Overview of OneDrive in Microsoft 365

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References:

• Restore deleted files or folders in OneDrive
• Overview of OneDrive in Microsoft 365

Answer 2

And MS OneDrive deletes all synchronized FILES!!!!!! That is ugly! If i chose to deselect any folder from OneDrive (MS you are ugliest ever!!!) then this piece of an icecream app deletes all the files from my PC!!!!!!!! And there is no!!! MFB!!!!! options to undo or configure somehow that kind of piece of shi!!!!!!