Hey, OneDrive! Leave my files alone
, a change in Windows 11's setup for new devices has resulted in OneDrive being fired up for automatic folder backup without first asking for authorization.requires either some technical skill or a corporate account. If a user provides a Microsoft Account, then the OneDrive trap is sprung, and Microsoft's synchronization feature will ensure that desktop folders are populated.
The feature can be turned off – and won't be turned on for users able to dodge the Microsoft Account requirement or for existing Windows 11 installations – but the fact it is enabled by default in new installations will irritate many users. This will be particularly annoying when OneDrive's 5GB of free personal storage is exhausted, and the user is prompted to set up a subscription to add more capacity.
It's all a bit pushy on Microsoft's part. For users of the service, the OneDrive Folder Backup function is handy and allows customers to hop from device to device and access the same data with minimal effort. However, for users who have not bought into the Microsoft ecosystem, to have this enabled by default, coupled with the nag screens when the initial 5GB of storage is used up, will be an annoyance.
Microsoft is hardly alone in turning such features on by default. This writer has an iPhone that whinged piteously about iCloud being filled with backups and photos until either more space was purchased or the option found to shut it up.Microsoft resumes rollout of Windows 11 24H2 to Insiders Small businesses have seldom had the chance to understand how they work.
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