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Technology@beehaw.org • 9 months ago

Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

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Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

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Technology@beehaw.org • 9 months ago

Microsoft quietly changed how folder backup works in the OneDrive app on Windows 11. Now, the OS enables it by default during the initial setup without asking the user for permission.

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16•9 months ago
Yep, lost 3 months of work yesterday because OneDrive erased it.

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