GLSmith Loc: Tampa, Fl

BackUp, BackUp, BackUp before any delete...If for any reason you misinterpret/misread misunderstand & you delete, can you really afford to lose the data?

lhardister Loc: Brownsville, TN

I had a similar problem about a year ago when I bought a new desktop computer (Windows/Android type) and began transferring files, etc. to the new machine. I do not utilize the "cloud" to any significant extent, and the new (to me) "One Drive" feature caused me all manner of confusion in trying to place my files and data in the locations of my choosing, that is, into the "normal" C-drive, D-drive, and any external drives which might be attached. I do not know how to explain correctly what was happening, but in effect the "One Drive" feature was "grabbing" data--like image files that I was trying to install on the new computer--and flinging (uploading) it into the cloud. "One Drive" does not seem to be a drive that actually contains data like other drives, but rather it is in a certain sense an index of links to data that has been stored in the cloud. When the data is accessed, I suppose that it actually "comes" from the cloud. Ultimately, I found that this behavior could be stopped by finding and choosing appropriate options by checking certain option boxes. I had to spend considerable time searching out the necessary default settings and disabling the options within the computer that allowed my data to be thrown into the "Cloud" via "One Drive."

BTW, if you do not effectively disable such behavior by "One Drive", and if you have only limited "Cloud" capacity, you will likely soon hit your limit on cloud storage, and begin receiving notices that you need to purchase more storage--or unlimited storage--in order for any further items to be uploaded to the "Cloud".

I apologize that I am not more computer literate, but I hope that this may be of some help.

jimbuckley Loc: Arizona

Don't use your "Pictures" folder to store (even temporarily) your photos. OneDrive by default syncs to that folder, as well as Documents, etc.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Yep, if you don’t want to use OneDrive as a storage medium, you need to disable it: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/turn-off-disable-or-uninstall-onedrive-f32a17ce-3336-40fe-9c38-6efb09f944b0

It’s perfectly good cloud storage (typically the first 1TB is free), BUT you need to understand exactly how it works as it will constantly be syncing data into OneDrive, and depending on how it’s configured, you may find it’s placing data into the cloud that you’d prefer to access locally.

SteveR21 Loc: Oklahoma

I have unknowingly added files to another drive when I forgot to change my "make a second copy to" in lightroom. I am not enough of a techie to know all the ins and outs of computers and have often found multiple copies of files. I backup before moving or deleting files - just in case.