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Windows 11 OneDrive won't go away.

David Loftin Allen 0 Reputation points
2026-03-16T01:19:43.4133333+00:00

I have been experiencing issues with OneDrive removal from my Windows 11 PC. It continues to show up as a save to path in some programs. I delete it from Windows Explorer only to have it return. I have reinstalled iTunes numerous times, but the default path is onedrive, which it reports as invalid. I'm not computer geek and this has me stumped (and very aggravated). How can I resolve this, easily I hope? I wish to have File Explorer act as it did before Windows 11 if that's possible.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage
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  1. Rodrigo Queiroz 77,155 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-03-16T02:00:09.2533333+00:00

    Hi, I'm Rodrigo and I will help you.
    Make sure your user folder paths are not still set to the OneDrive folder.
    Open File Explorer, right-click Documents > Properties > Location tab > check the folder path, if it is still set to OneDrive, select "Restore default" > OK.

    Repeat the process on other user folders (Music, Videos, Desktop, Pictures)

    1 person found this answer helpful.

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