Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

Re:Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without... by FireBeyond on Monday June 24, 2024 @07:24PM (#40782260)

I'm very happy with my Mac, but... while the key point here is the unasked for enabling of OneDrive...

Untangling synced Docs and Desktop folders between multiple Macs, and trying to revert to something akin to a default and reconcile what is in various folders, not pleasant.

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Re:Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without... by causal on Monday June 24, 2024 @08:17PM (#40782746)

I use macs as my daily drivers and have no idea what you're talking about? Don't even have to sign into iCloud to use it

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Re:Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without... by FireBeyond on Monday June 24, 2024 @10:01PM (#40783536)

You don't have to use it, but iCloud Drive and Sync is a fairly commonly used feature:

> Desktop & Documents Folders: Keep your Desktop & Documents Folder in sync with iCloud and access them from other devices and iCloud.com

But easily has issues reconciling files on different devices, and then, if you turn it off, things get messy and need a lot of moving things around.

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Re:Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without... by causal on Monday June 24, 2024 @10:08PM (#40783586)

Makes sense. I generally avoid anything Apple Cloud related; those products are not their strength...

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