I HATE ONE DRIVE

Question

I HAVE A ISSUE WITH ONE DRIVE. I HATE IT. ALSO IT HAS MADE IT SO I CANT OPEN APPS ON MY DESKTOP

Answer 1

In order for us to sort all of these out, it is necessary (just for now) to get OneDrive desktop app back up and running.

To do so, go to your Start menu and see if you already have the OneDrive app installed. If so, go ahead and run it, sign in. If you don't have it installed, you will need to download it, install it back and then set it up. You can download it from here: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/onedrive/download

Once you have the OneDrive app up and running again, please follow these steps closely:

1. Right click on the OneDrive cloud icon on the lower right on your taskbar to go to Settings.
2. On the "Sync and Backup" tab, click on "Advanced Settings" to expand that section. Then under File On-Demand, click on "Download all files".
3. Give it plenty of time to allow the files to be downloaded from the online cloud. On your computer's file explorer, you can observe the OneDrive folder and its folders/files inside. You want all of the green checkmark icon to turn solid green with a white checkmark. Depends on how many files you have, this process can take a while, so please be patient.
4. Once all of the folders and files turn into the solid green icon with white checkmark, you can go back to OneDrive Settings. Very important - click on "Manage Backup" button, then turn off all folders listed there.
5. After you turn off the folders sync in Step 4, now go to Account tab, click on "Unlink this PC"
6. Go to your Windows Settings > Apps, find OneDrive and uninstall it.

Answer 2

It sounds like you're experiencing some frustration with OneDrive affecting your ability to use applications on your desktop. If OneDrive is causing issues, you might consider uninstalling it or blocking it from being advertised on your system. Here are a couple of steps you can take:

1. Uninstall OneDrive: You can run the OneDrive client setup package with the /uninstall command line switch to remove it. The command would look like this:

      OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall
   

   This will help remove OneDrive from your system completely.
2. Repair Office: If you are having issues with Office applications, repairing your Office installation can often resolve problems without needing to uninstall anything. You can follow the instructions in the Microsoft support article to repair your Office programs.

If these steps do not resolve the issue, you may want to explore further troubleshooting options or consider reaching out to Microsoft support for additional assistance.