have several laptop computers need to unlink one of them -how

Question

I have several laptop computers they are linked together and i want to unlink them how do i do that but enable each to run my Microsoft 360. I don't want to share my files

Answer 1

Hello, thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A.

If you are using the same Microsoft account on all of your laptops and desktop PCs and syncing Office files through OneDrive, you should be able to see all of those files on all of your devices.

So, if you want to stop syncing between all of your devices that share the same Microsoft account and Office applications, the way to do this is to turn off syncing or unlink OneDrive on each computer.

To do that, right-click the OneDrive icon on the taskbar, select Settings > Backup and Sync > Manage folders, and then turn off sync for the Documents folder. (or) the folder where you saved your office files.

(You can turn on the toggle for other folders if you only want to sync those folders, such as pictures or images that you want to back up to OneDrive.)

If you want to permanently turn off OneDrive sync between each devices,

Right-click the OneDrive icon on the taskbar, select Settings > Account > Unlink this PC.

Important-

Please make sure to save your documents and spreadsheets to a local folder on your computer, as AutoSave in Office apps will be turned off once OneDrive syncing is disabled.

After unlinking OneDrive, your files will no longer be backed up to the cloud. This means you may not be able to access them online. If a device fails to turn on or becomes damaged, those files cannot be recovered from OneDrive.

Let me know if you still need more help.

Answer 2

Keeping the Manage Backup folders OFF is fine. But keeping OneDrive sync enabled will allow you to back up any folders placed in the OneDrive folder. One of your hard drives will eventually fail.

Answer 3

To unlink a laptop from your Microsoft 365 account, you can follow these general steps:

1. Open OneDrive: On the laptop you want to unlink, locate the OneDrive icon in the taskbar notification area. If you don't see it, you may need to click the arrow to show hidden icons.
2. Access Settings: Right-click the OneDrive icon and select Help & Settings, then click on Settings.
3. Unlink Account: In the Account tab, you will find an option that says Unlink this PC. Click on it and confirm your choice to unlink the device from your Microsoft 365 account.

After unlinking, the laptop will no longer sync with your Microsoft 365 account, and you can use it independently without sharing files between devices. Each laptop can still run Microsoft 365 as long as it is installed and activated with a valid license.

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References:

• Remove your Windows device from management
• OneDrive local folder name isn't updated after changing the organization name