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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 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@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months ago

cross-posted to:
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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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I invite you to try to make an image of windows 11 that doesn’t have OneDrive sync installed
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  Why so drastic? Just disable it.
  
  Or break the program if you are so paranoid it will ever turn on.

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