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	===Automatic syncing===		===Automatic syncing===
	Previously, Microsoft prompted users to back up their devices through reminders and asked for their permission to back folders up to OneDrive. Currently, OneDrive alters the Windows File Explorer to default to OneDrive's folders, and to replace the standard shortcuts to folders for Documents, Images, Downloads, etc. with shortcuts to OneDrive's folders.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Pippig \|first=Laura \|date=25 Jun 2024 \|title=Windows 11 starts forcing OneDrive backups without asking permission \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2376883/attention-microsoft-activates-this-feature-in-windows-11-without-asking-you.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=PCWorld}}</ref> This causes user files to back up to OneDrive by default, even when the folders are disabled for syncing,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OneDrive's Forcable Takeover of Folders Is Intolerable \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/1e5riab/onedrives_forcable_takeover_of_folders_is/ \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> usually without their knowledge or consent.		Previously, Microsoft prompted users to back up their devices through reminders and asked for their permission to back folders up to OneDrive. Currently, OneDrive alters the Windows File Explorer to default to OneDrive's folders, and to replace the standard shortcuts to folders for Documents, Images, Downloads, etc. with shortcuts to OneDrive's folders.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Pippig \|first=Laura \|date=25 Jun 2024 \|title=Windows 11 starts forcing OneDrive backups without asking permission \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2376883/attention-microsoft-activates-this-feature-in-windows-11-without-asking-you.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=PCWorld \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201192828/https://www.pcworld.com/article/2376883/attention-microsoft-activates-this-feature-in-windows-11-without-asking-you.html \|archive-date=1 Feb 2026}}</ref> This causes user files to back up to OneDrive by default, even when the folders are disabled for syncing,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OneDrive's Forcable Takeover of Folders Is Intolerable \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/1e5riab/onedrives_forcable_takeover_of_folders_is/ \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> usually without their knowledge or consent.

	Once users have reached the maximum space OneDrive allows, they are prompted to pay for additional space, and in some cases are prevented from downloading attachments through Outlook and other Microsoft products.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=3 Mar 2025 \|title=OneDrive sync'd EVERYTHING without permission? \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3887116/onedrive-syncd-everything-without-permission \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A}}</ref> Without the standard shortcuts to local folders in place, users are often unaware that they have alternative options. When users attempt to disable OneDrive, the service removes the user's files from the cloud.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=19 Mar 2024 \|title=RANT: OneDrive enabled without consent \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4043083/rant-onedrive-enabled-without-consent \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=9 Feb 2023 \|title=Onedrive is horrible, invasive and impossible \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5213385/onedrive-is-horrible-invasive-and-impossible \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|first= \|title=Onedrive Syncs files without permission and can't be removed without deletion of the files in the local machine. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/zx79j6/onedrive_syncs_files_without_permission_and_cant/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> If users have not made a local backup beforehand, their files are permanently lost.		Once users have reached the maximum space OneDrive allows, they are prompted to pay for additional space, and in some cases are prevented from downloading attachments through Outlook and other Microsoft products.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=3 Mar 2025 \|title=OneDrive sync'd EVERYTHING without permission? \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3887116/onedrive-syncd-everything-without-permission \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A}}</ref> Without the standard shortcuts to local folders in place, users are often unaware that they have alternative options. When users attempt to disable OneDrive, the service removes the user's files from the cloud.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=19 Mar 2024 \|title=RANT: OneDrive enabled without consent \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4043083/rant-onedrive-enabled-without-consent \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=9 Feb 2023 \|title=Onedrive is horrible, invasive and impossible \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5213385/onedrive-is-horrible-invasive-and-impossible \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251023052231/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5213385/onedrive-is-horrible-invasive-and-impossible \|archive-date=23 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|first= \|title=Onedrive Syncs files without permission and can't be removed without deletion of the files in the local machine. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/zx79j6/onedrive_syncs_files_without_permission_and_cant/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Reddit \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20221228141331/https://old.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/zx79j6/onedrive_syncs_files_without_permission_and_cant/ \|archive-date=28 Dec 2022}}</ref> If users have not made a local backup beforehand, their files are permanently lost.
	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[iCloud]]		*[[iCloud]]

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	This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

	=== Automatic syncing ===		===Automatic syncing===
	Previously, Microsoft prompted users to back up their devices through reminders and asked for their permission to back folders up to OneDrive. Currently, OneDrive alters the Windows File Explorer to default to OneDrive's folders, and to replace the standard shortcuts to folders for Documents, Images, Downloads, etc. with shortcuts to OneDrive's folders.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Pippig \|first=Laura \|date=25 Jun 2024 \|title=Windows 11 starts forcing OneDrive backups without asking permission \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2376883/attention-microsoft-activates-this-feature-in-windows-11-without-asking-you.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=PCWorld}}</ref> This causes user files to back up to OneDrive by default, even when the folders are disabled for syncing,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OneDrive's Forcable Takeover of Folders Is Intolerable \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/1e5riab/onedrives_forcable_takeover_of_folders_is/ \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> usually without their knowledge or consent.		Previously, Microsoft prompted users to back up their devices through reminders and asked for their permission to back folders up to OneDrive. Currently, OneDrive alters the Windows File Explorer to default to OneDrive's folders, and to replace the standard shortcuts to folders for Documents, Images, Downloads, etc. with shortcuts to OneDrive's folders.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Pippig \|first=Laura \|date=25 Jun 2024 \|title=Windows 11 starts forcing OneDrive backups without asking permission \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2376883/attention-microsoft-activates-this-feature-in-windows-11-without-asking-you.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=PCWorld}}</ref> This causes user files to back up to OneDrive by default, even when the folders are disabled for syncing,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OneDrive's Forcable Takeover of Folders Is Intolerable \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/1e5riab/onedrives_forcable_takeover_of_folders_is/ \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> usually without their knowledge or consent.

	Once users have reached the maximum space OneDrive allows, they are prompted to pay for additional space, and in some cases are prevented from downloading attachments through Outlook and other Microsoft products.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=3 Mar 2025 \|title=OneDrive sync'd EVERYTHING without permission? \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3887116/onedrive-syncd-everything-without-permission \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A}}</ref> Without the standard shortcuts to local folders in place, users are often unaware that they have alternative options. When users attempt to disable OneDrive, the service removes the user's files from the cloud.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=19 Mar 2024 \|title=RANT: OneDrive enabled without consent \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4043083/rant-onedrive-enabled-without-consent \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=9 Feb 2023 \|title=Onedrive is horrible, invasive and impossible \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5213385/onedrive-is-horrible-invasive-and-impossible \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|first= \|title=Onedrive Syncs files without permission and can't be removed without deletion of the files in the local machine. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/zx79j6/onedrive_syncs_files_without_permission_and_cant/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> If users have not made a local backup beforehand, their files are permanently lost.[[File:OneDrive Desktop Shortcut.png\|thumb\|<u>''Staggering of "feature" implementation (automatic backup):''</u> ''Includes the time & date the shortcut was created, which is when the user opened their computer. See references for evidence that this has been happening to users at different rates over the last year.'']]		Once users have reached the maximum space OneDrive allows, they are prompted to pay for additional space, and in some cases are prevented from downloading attachments through Outlook and other Microsoft products.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=3 Mar 2025 \|title=OneDrive sync'd EVERYTHING without permission? \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3887116/onedrive-syncd-everything-without-permission \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A}}</ref> Without the standard shortcuts to local folders in place, users are often unaware that they have alternative options. When users attempt to disable OneDrive, the service removes the user's files from the cloud.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=19 Mar 2024 \|title=RANT: OneDrive enabled without consent \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4043083/rant-onedrive-enabled-without-consent \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=9 Feb 2023 \|title=Onedrive is horrible, invasive and impossible \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5213385/onedrive-is-horrible-invasive-and-impossible \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|first= \|title=Onedrive Syncs files without permission and can't be removed without deletion of the files in the local machine. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/zx79j6/onedrive_syncs_files_without_permission_and_cant/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> If users have not made a local backup beforehand, their files are permanently lost.
	[[File:File Corruption When Copying from OneDrive.png\|thumb\|''<u>File corruption as a result of OneDrive's forced backup:</u> Interrupted action notification from Windows, stating that "file ... has properties that can't be copied to the new location". This file is a recording of a song the user wrote & believed to be safe on their computer.'']]

	~~[[File:OneDrive Permission Notification.png\|thumb\|''"Ensure'' ''that you have the right permissions to allow the item to sync." User did not request that this or any item be synced to OneDrive.'']]~~
	[[File:OneDrive Notification to "Upgrade" or "Free up space".png\|thumb\|''Notification from OneDrive to "Upgrade" or "Free up space" - after moving all files it had space for onto OneDrive & off of local storage.'']]
	[[File:File In Use by OneDrive.png\|thumb\|''"File in use [by OneDrive]" notification from Windows when attempting manual backup, not allowing the user to copy their file that OneDrive had moved off of their device.'']]

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[iCloud]]		*[[iCloud]]

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	This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

	===~~Aggressive push for backups (''Aug. 2025'')~~===		=== Automatic syncing ===
	~~Starting in 2024 Windows~~ users ~~found that, at some point, the software attempts~~ to back up ~~user files without~~ their ~~knowledge or consent~~.~~<ref>{{Cite web \|title=~~OneDrive's Forcable Takeover of Folders Is Intolerable \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/1e5riab/onedrives_forcable_takeover_of_folders_is/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Onedrive Syncs files without permission and ~~can't be removed without deletion of~~ the ~~files in the local machine~~. ~~\|url=https://www.reddit~~.~~com/r/onedrive/comments/zx79j6/onedrive_syncs_files_without_permission_and_cant/}}</ref>~~<ref>{{Cite web \|~~date~~= \|~~title~~=~~OneDrive sync'd EVERYTHING without permission?~~ \|~~url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3887116/onedrive-syncd-everything-without-permission \|access-~~date=~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web~~ \|title=~~Onedrive is horrible, invasive and impossible \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5213385/onedrive-is-horrible-invasive-and-impossible}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=RANT:~~ OneDrive ~~enabled~~ without ~~consent~~ \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4043083/rant-onedrive-enabled-without-consent}}</ref> In June of 2024 several news outlets reported on the change of Onedrive's setting to backup user files by default. This setting was implemented without consumer notification and without obtaining consumer consent.<sup>[https://www.pcworld.com/article/2376883/attention-microsoft-activates-this-feature-in-windows-11-without-asking-you.html ~~<nowiki>[6]~~</~~nowiki~~>~~]</sup> However~~, the ~~way it does so is by redirecting several (unwittingly chosen) base~~ folders ~~to OneDrive~~, ~~which once full, requests that the user "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space".~~<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OneDrive ~~attempted to sync my entire PC without my consent.~~ \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/~~Windows10~~/comments/~~f7795u~~/~~onedrive_attempted_to_sync_my_entire_pc_without~~/~~}}</ref> When the user tries to disable OneDrive by solutions found with a surface level search, it removes all said user files both locally and in cloud.<ref>{{Cite web~~ \|~~title~~=~~Microsoft Edge and OneDrive Syncing Without Warning or Consent~~ \|~~url~~=~~https://ctemplar.com/microsoft-edge-and-onedrive-syncing-without-warning-or-consent/~~}}</ref> ~~The only ways for the user to recover those files require a physical backup, from desktop~~ or ~~OneDrive. User files are also being corrupted in the process~~.		Previously, Microsoft prompted users to back up their devices through reminders and asked for their permission to back folders up to OneDrive. Currently, OneDrive alters the Windows File Explorer to default to OneDrive's folders, and to replace the standard shortcuts to folders for Documents, Images, Downloads, etc. with shortcuts to OneDrive's folders.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Pippig \|first=Laura \|date=25 Jun 2024 \|title=Windows 11 starts forcing OneDrive backups without asking permission \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2376883/attention-microsoft-activates-this-feature-in-windows-11-without-asking-you.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=PCWorld}}</ref> This causes user files to back up to OneDrive by default, even when the folders are disabled for syncing,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OneDrive's Forcable Takeover of Folders Is Intolerable \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/1e5riab/onedrives_forcable_takeover_of_folders_is/ \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> usually without their knowledge or consent.

	~~User suspicions claim~~ the ~~implementation of this action (backing up all computer files~~ without ~~user knowledge~~, ~~notification~~, or consent) is ~~being staggered~~, ~~allegedly to stop unified backlash from consumers~~.		Once users have reached the maximum space OneDrive allows, they are prompted to pay for additional space, and in some cases are prevented from downloading attachments through Outlook and other Microsoft products.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=3 Mar 2025 \|title=OneDrive sync'd EVERYTHING without permission? \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3887116/onedrive-syncd-everything-without-permission \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A}}</ref> Without the standard shortcuts to local folders in place, users are often unaware that they have alternative options. When users attempt to disable OneDrive, the service removes the user's files from the cloud.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=19 Mar 2024 \|title=RANT: OneDrive enabled without consent \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4043083/rant-onedrive-enabled-without-consent \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=9 Feb 2023 \|title=Onedrive is horrible, invasive and impossible \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5213385/onedrive-is-horrible-invasive-and-impossible \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|first= \|title=Onedrive Syncs files without permission and can't be removed without deletion of the files in the local machine. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/zx79j6/onedrive_syncs_files_without_permission_and_cant/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> If users have not made a local backup beforehand, their files are permanently lost.[[File:OneDrive Desktop Shortcut.png\|thumb\|<u>''Staggering of "feature" implementation (automatic backup):''</u> ''Includes the time & date the shortcut was created, which is when the user opened their computer. See references for evidence that this has been happening to users at different rates over the last year.'']]
	[[File:OneDrive Desktop Shortcut.png\|thumb\|<u>''Staggering of "feature" implementation (automatic backup):''</u> ''Includes the time & date the shortcut was created, which is when the user opened their computer. See references for evidence that this has been happening to users at different rates over the last year.'']]
	[[File:File Corruption When Copying from OneDrive.png\|thumb\|''<u>File corruption as a result of OneDrive's forced backup:</u> Interrupted action notification from Windows, stating that "file ... has properties that can't be copied to the new location". This file is a recording of a song the user wrote & believed to be safe on their computer.'']]		[[File:File Corruption When Copying from OneDrive.png\|thumb\|''<u>File corruption as a result of OneDrive's forced backup:</u> Interrupted action notification from Windows, stating that "file ... has properties that can't be copied to the new location". This file is a recording of a song the user wrote & believed to be safe on their computer.'']]

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	===Aggressive push for backups (''Aug. 2025'')===		===Aggressive push for backups (''Aug. 2025'')===
	Starting in 2024 Windows users found that, at some point, the software attempts to back up user files without their knowledge or consent.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OneDrive's Forcable Takeover of Folders Is Intolerable \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/1e5riab/onedrives_forcable_takeover_of_folders_is/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Onedrive Syncs files without permission and can't be removed without deletion of the files in the local machine. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/zx79j6/onedrive_syncs_files_without_permission_and_cant/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date= \|title=OneDrive sync'd EVERYTHING without permission? \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3887116/onedrive-syncd-everything-without-permission \|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Onedrive is horrible, invasive and impossible \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5213385/onedrive-is-horrible-invasive-and-impossible}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=RANT: OneDrive enabled without consent \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4043083/rant-onedrive-enabled-without-consent}}</ref> In June of 2024 several news outlets reported on the change of Onedrive's setting to backup user files by default. This setting was implemented without consumer notification and without obtaining consumer consent. However, the way it does so is by redirecting several (unwittingly chosen) base folders to OneDrive, which once full, requests that the user "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space".<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OneDrive attempted to sync my entire PC without my consent. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/f7795u/onedrive_attempted_to_sync_my_entire_pc_without/}}</ref> When the user tries to disable OneDrive by solutions found with a surface level search, it removes all said user files both locally and in cloud.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Microsoft Edge and OneDrive Syncing Without Warning or Consent \|url=https://ctemplar.com/microsoft-edge-and-onedrive-syncing-without-warning-or-consent/}}</ref> The only ways for the user to recover those files require a physical backup, from desktop or OneDrive. User files are also being corrupted in the process.		Starting in 2024 Windows users found that, at some point, the software attempts to back up user files without their knowledge or consent.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OneDrive's Forcable Takeover of Folders Is Intolerable \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/1e5riab/onedrives_forcable_takeover_of_folders_is/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Onedrive Syncs files without permission and can't be removed without deletion of the files in the local machine. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/zx79j6/onedrive_syncs_files_without_permission_and_cant/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date= \|title=OneDrive sync'd EVERYTHING without permission? \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3887116/onedrive-syncd-everything-without-permission \|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Onedrive is horrible, invasive and impossible \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5213385/onedrive-is-horrible-invasive-and-impossible}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=RANT: OneDrive enabled without consent \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4043083/rant-onedrive-enabled-without-consent}}</ref> In June of 2024 several news outlets reported on the change of Onedrive's setting to backup user files by default. This setting was implemented without consumer notification and without obtaining consumer consent.<sup>[https://www.pcworld.com/article/2376883/attention-microsoft-activates-this-feature-in-windows-11-without-asking-you.html <nowiki>[6]</nowiki>]</sup> However, the way it does so is by redirecting several (unwittingly chosen) base folders to OneDrive, which once full, requests that the user "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space".<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OneDrive attempted to sync my entire PC without my consent. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/f7795u/onedrive_attempted_to_sync_my_entire_pc_without/}}</ref> When the user tries to disable OneDrive by solutions found with a surface level search, it removes all said user files both locally and in cloud.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Microsoft Edge and OneDrive Syncing Without Warning or Consent \|url=https://ctemplar.com/microsoft-edge-and-onedrive-syncing-without-warning-or-consent/}}</ref> The only ways for the user to recover those files require a physical backup, from desktop or OneDrive. User files are also being corrupted in the process.

	User suspicions claim the implementation of this action (backing up all computer files without user knowledge, notification, or consent) is being staggered, allegedly to stop unified backlash from consumers.		User suspicions claim the implementation of this action (backing up all computer files without user knowledge, notification, or consent) is being staggered, allegedly to stop unified backlash from consumers.

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	===Aggressive push for backups (''Aug. 2025'')===		===Aggressive push for backups (''Aug. 2025'')===
	Windows users found that, at some point, the software attempts to back up user files without their knowledge or consent.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OneDrive's Forcable Takeover of Folders Is Intolerable \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/1e5riab/onedrives_forcable_takeover_of_folders_is/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Onedrive Syncs files without permission and can't be removed without deletion of the files in the local machine. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/zx79j6/onedrive_syncs_files_without_permission_and_cant/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date= \|title=OneDrive sync'd EVERYTHING without permission? \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3887116/onedrive-syncd-everything-without-permission \|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Onedrive is horrible, invasive and impossible \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5213385/onedrive-is-horrible-invasive-and-impossible}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=RANT: OneDrive enabled without consent \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4043083/rant-onedrive-enabled-without-consent}}</ref> However, the way it does so is by redirecting several (unwittingly chosen) base folders to OneDrive, which once full, requests that the user "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space".<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OneDrive attempted to sync my entire PC without my consent. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/f7795u/onedrive_attempted_to_sync_my_entire_pc_without/}}</ref> When the user tries to disable OneDrive by solutions found with a surface level search, it removes all said user files both locally and in cloud.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Microsoft Edge and OneDrive Syncing Without Warning or Consent \|url=https://ctemplar.com/microsoft-edge-and-onedrive-syncing-without-warning-or-consent/}}</ref> The only ways for the user to recover those files require a physical backup, from desktop or OneDrive. User files are also being corrupted in the process.		Starting in 2024 Windows users found that, at some point, the software attempts to back up user files without their knowledge or consent.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OneDrive's Forcable Takeover of Folders Is Intolerable \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/1e5riab/onedrives_forcable_takeover_of_folders_is/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Onedrive Syncs files without permission and can't be removed without deletion of the files in the local machine. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/zx79j6/onedrive_syncs_files_without_permission_and_cant/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date= \|title=OneDrive sync'd EVERYTHING without permission? \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3887116/onedrive-syncd-everything-without-permission \|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Onedrive is horrible, invasive and impossible \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5213385/onedrive-is-horrible-invasive-and-impossible}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=RANT: OneDrive enabled without consent \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4043083/rant-onedrive-enabled-without-consent}}</ref> In June of 2024 several news outlets reported on the change of Onedrive's setting to backup user files by default. This setting was implemented without consumer notification and without obtaining consumer consent. However, the way it does so is by redirecting several (unwittingly chosen) base folders to OneDrive, which once full, requests that the user "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space".<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OneDrive attempted to sync my entire PC without my consent. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/f7795u/onedrive_attempted_to_sync_my_entire_pc_without/}}</ref> When the user tries to disable OneDrive by solutions found with a surface level search, it removes all said user files both locally and in cloud.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Microsoft Edge and OneDrive Syncing Without Warning or Consent \|url=https://ctemplar.com/microsoft-edge-and-onedrive-syncing-without-warning-or-consent/}}</ref> The only ways for the user to recover those files require a physical backup, from desktop or OneDrive. User files are also being corrupted in the process.

	User suspicions claim the implementation of this action (backing up all computer files without user knowledge, notification, or consent) is being staggered, allegedly to stop unified backlash from consumers.		User suspicions claim the implementation of this action (backing up all computer files without user knowledge, notification, or consent) is being staggered, allegedly to stop unified backlash from consumers.

Pacemaker64: Added in-text citations and formatted references using citation tool. Clarified that OneDrive attempt to sync files "without user knowledge or consent."

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 ===Aggressive push for backups (''Aug. 2025'')===
-Windows users found that, at some point, the software attempts to back up user files. However, the way it does so is by redirecting several (unwittingly chosen) base folders to OneDrive, which once full, requests that the user "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space". When the user tries to disable OneDrive by solutions found with a surface level search, it removes all said user files both locally and in cloud. The only ways for the user to recover those files require a physical backup, from desktop or OneDrive. User files are also being corrupted in the process.
+Windows users found that, at some point, the software attempts to back up user files without their knowledge or consent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OneDrive's Forcable Takeover of Folders Is Intolerable |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/1e5riab/onedrives_forcable_takeover_of_folders_is/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Onedrive Syncs files without permission and can't be removed without deletion of the files in the local machine. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/zx79j6/onedrive_syncs_files_without_permission_and_cant/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=OneDrive sync'd EVERYTHING without permission? |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3887116/onedrive-syncd-everything-without-permission |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Onedrive is horrible, invasive and impossible |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5213385/onedrive-is-horrible-invasive-and-impossible}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=RANT: OneDrive enabled without consent |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4043083/rant-onedrive-enabled-without-consent}}</ref> However, the way it does so is by redirecting several (unwittingly chosen) base folders to OneDrive, which once full, requests that the user "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space".<ref>{{Cite web |title=OneDrive attempted to sync my entire PC without my consent. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/f7795u/onedrive_attempted_to_sync_my_entire_pc_without/}}</ref> When the user tries to disable OneDrive by solutions found with a surface level search, it removes all said user files both locally and in cloud.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Microsoft Edge and OneDrive Syncing Without Warning or Consent |url=https://ctemplar.com/microsoft-edge-and-onedrive-syncing-without-warning-or-consent/}}</ref> The only ways for the user to recover those files require a physical backup, from desktop or OneDrive. User files are also being corrupted in the process.
 User suspicions claim the implementation of this action (backing up all computer files without user knowledge, notification, or consent) is being staggered, allegedly to stop unified backlash from consumers.
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 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
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	}}		\|ReleaseYear=2007 (as SkyDrive)\|Website=https://onedrive.live.com/}}

	'''OneDrive''' is a cloud storage service created by [[Microsoft]] in 2007 as SkyDrive and rebranded in 2014.		'''OneDrive''' is a cloud storage service created by [[Microsoft]] in 2007 as SkyDrive and rebranded in 2014.
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	===Aggressive push for backups (''Aug. 2025'')===		===Aggressive push for backups (''Aug. 2025'')===
	~~Microsoft OneDrive attempted~~ to "back up~~" all the~~ user~~'s computer~~ files. ~~When~~ it ~~had '''''moved''''' 5 gigs of files~~ to OneDrive, ~~it requested~~ that the user "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space". When the user ~~tried~~ to disable OneDrive, it ~~removed~~ all user files ~~from their desktop & they had to copy all the files ''from'' OneDrive to get them back onto their PC~~. The user ~~had~~ to ~~back up all~~ files ~~'''''FROM''''' One Drive '''''TO''''' their external SSD so they didn't get deleted when they disabled~~ OneDrive ~~on their computer~~. User files are ~~getting~~ corrupted in the process ~~(user was not aware that OneDrive would do this; user did not opt-in to OneDrive using their data)~~. User ~~claims they are staggering~~ the implementation of this ~~new "feature"~~ (backing up all computer files without user knowledge, notification, or consent), ''allegedly'' to stop backlash from consumers.		Windows users found that, at some point, the software attempts to back up user files. However, the way it does so is by redirecting several (unwittingly chosen) base folders to OneDrive, which once full, requests that the user "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space". When the user tries to disable OneDrive by solutions found with a surface level search, it removes all said user files both locally and in cloud. The only ways for the user to recover those files require a physical backup, from desktop or OneDrive. User files are also being corrupted in the process.

			User suspicions claim the implementation of this action (backing up all computer files without user knowledge, notification, or consent) is being staggered, allegedly to stop unified backlash from consumers.
	[[File:OneDrive Desktop Shortcut.png\|thumb\|<u>''Staggering of "feature" implementation (automatic backup):''</u> ''Includes the time & date the shortcut was created, which is when the user opened their computer. See references for evidence that this has been happening to users at different rates over the last year.'']]		[[File:OneDrive Desktop Shortcut.png\|thumb\|<u>''Staggering of "feature" implementation (automatic backup):''</u> ''Includes the time & date the shortcut was created, which is when the user opened their computer. See references for evidence that this has been happening to users at different rates over the last year.'']]
	[[File:File Corruption When Copying from OneDrive.png\|thumb\|''<u>File corruption as a result of OneDrive's forced backup:</u> Interrupted action notification from Windows, stating that "file ... has properties that can't be copied to the new location". This file is a recording of a song the user wrote & ~~thought was~~ safe on their computer.'']]		[[File:File Corruption When Copying from OneDrive.png\|thumb\|''<u>File corruption as a result of OneDrive's forced backup:</u> Interrupted action notification from Windows, stating that "file ... has properties that can't be copied to the new location". This file is a recording of a song the user wrote & believed to be safe on their computer.'']]

	[[File:OneDrive Permission Notification.png\|thumb\|''"Ensure'' ''that you have the right permissions to allow the item to sync." User did not request that this or any item be ~~sync'd~~ to OneDrive.'']]		[[File:OneDrive Permission Notification.png\|thumb\|''"Ensure'' ''that you have the right permissions to allow the item to sync." User did not request that this or any item be synced to OneDrive.'']]
	[[File:OneDrive Notification to "Upgrade" or "Free up space".png\|thumb\|''Notification from OneDrive to "Upgrade" or "Free up space" after moving all files it had space for to OneDrive & off of ~~the user's computer~~.'']]		[[File:OneDrive Notification to "Upgrade" or "Free up space".png\|thumb\|''Notification from OneDrive to "Upgrade" or "Free up space" - after moving all files it had space for onto OneDrive & off of local storage.'']]
	[[File:File In Use by OneDrive.png\|thumb\|''"File in use [by OneDrive]" notification from Windows when attempting manual backup, not allowing the user to copy ~~'''~~their~~''' '''~~file~~'''~~ that OneDrive had ~~'''~~moved off of their device~~'''~~.'']]		[[File:File In Use by OneDrive.png\|thumb\|''"File in use [by OneDrive]" notification from Windows when attempting manual backup, not allowing the user to copy their file that OneDrive had moved off of their device.'']]

	==See also==		==See also==

Softbuckets: Fixed grammatical errors

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	===Aggressive push for backups (''Aug. 2025'')===		===Aggressive push for backups (''Aug. 2025'')===
	Microsoft OneDrive attempted to "back up" all the user's computer files. When it had '''''moved''''' 5 gigs of files to OneDrive, it requested that the user "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space". When the user tried to disable OneDrive, it removed all user files from their desktop & they had to copy all the files ''from'' OneDrive to get them back onto their PC. The user had to back up all files '''''FROM''''' One Drive '''''TO''''' their external SSD so they ~~don~~'t get deleted when they ~~removed~~ OneDrive ~~from~~ their computer. User files are getting corrupted in the process (user was not aware that OneDrive would do this; user did not opt-in to OneDrive using their data). User claims they are staggering the implementation of this new "feature" (backing up all computer files without user knowledge, notification, or consent), ''allegedly'' to stop backlash from consumers.		Microsoft OneDrive attempted to "back up" all the user's computer files. When it had '''''moved''''' 5 gigs of files to OneDrive, it requested that the user "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space". When the user tried to disable OneDrive, it removed all user files from their desktop & they had to copy all the files ''from'' OneDrive to get them back onto their PC. The user had to back up all files '''''FROM''''' One Drive '''''TO''''' their external SSD so they didn't get deleted when they disabled OneDrive on their computer. User files are getting corrupted in the process (user was not aware that OneDrive would do this; user did not opt-in to OneDrive using their data). User claims they are staggering the implementation of this new "feature" (backing up all computer files without user knowledge, notification, or consent), ''allegedly'' to stop backlash from consumers.
	[[File:OneDrive Desktop Shortcut.png\|thumb\|<u>''Staggering of "feature" implementation (automatic backup):''</u> ''Includes the time & date the shortcut was created, which is when the user opened their computer. See references for evidence that this has been happening to users at different rates over the last year.'']]		[[File:OneDrive Desktop Shortcut.png\|thumb\|<u>''Staggering of "feature" implementation (automatic backup):''</u> ''Includes the time & date the shortcut was created, which is when the user opened their computer. See references for evidence that this has been happening to users at different rates over the last year.'']]
	[[File:File Corruption When Copying from OneDrive.png\|thumb\|''<u>File corruption as a result of OneDrive's forced backup:</u> Interrupted action notification from Windows, stating that "file ... has properties that can't be copied to the new location". This file is a recording of a song the user wrote & thought was safe on their computer.'']]		[[File:File Corruption When Copying from OneDrive.png\|thumb\|''<u>File corruption as a result of OneDrive's forced backup:</u> Interrupted action notification from Windows, stating that "file ... has properties that can't be copied to the new location". This file is a recording of a song the user wrote & thought was safe on their computer.'']]

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	===Aggressive push for backups (''Aug. 2025'')===		===Aggressive push for backups (''Aug. 2025'')===
	Microsoft OneDrive attempted to "back up" all the user's computer files. When it had '''''moved''''' 5 gigs of files to OneDrive, it requested that the user "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space". When the user tried to disable OneDrive, it removed all user files from their desktop & they had to copy all the files ''from'' OneDrive to get them back onto their PC. The user had to back up all files '''''FROM''''' One Drive '''''TO''''' their external SSD so they don't get deleted when they removed OneDrive from their computer. User files are getting corrupted in the process (user was not aware that OneDrive would do this; user did not opt-in to OneDrive using their data). User claims they are staggering the implementation of this new "feature" (backing up all computer files without user knowledge, notification, or consent), ''allegedly'' to stop backlash from consumers.		Microsoft OneDrive attempted to "back up" all the user's computer files. When it had '''''moved''''' 5 gigs of files to OneDrive, it requested that the user "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space". When the user tried to disable OneDrive, it removed all user files from their desktop & they had to copy all the files ''from'' OneDrive to get them back onto their PC. The user had to back up all files '''''FROM''''' One Drive '''''TO''''' their external SSD so they don't get deleted when they removed OneDrive from their computer. User files are getting corrupted in the process (user was not aware that OneDrive would do this; user did not opt-in to OneDrive using their data). User claims they are staggering the implementation of this new "feature" (backing up all computer files without user knowledge, notification, or consent), ''allegedly'' to stop backlash from consumers.
	~~The file for the Desktop One Drive Shortcut was created today:~~
	[[File:OneDrive Desktop Shortcut.png\|thumb\|<u>''Staggering of "feature" implementation (automatic backup):''</u> ''Includes the time & date the shortcut was created, which is when the user opened their computer. See references for evidence that this has been happening to users at different rates over the last year.'']]		[[File:OneDrive Desktop Shortcut.png\|thumb\|<u>''Staggering of "feature" implementation (automatic backup):''</u> ''Includes the time & date the shortcut was created, which is when the user opened their computer. See references for evidence that this has been happening to users at different rates over the last year.'']]


	~~OneDrive advised that the do not have the proper permissions to upload files that they never requested to back up:~~
	[[File:File Corruption When Copying from OneDrive.png\|thumb\|''<u>File corruption as a result of OneDrive's forced backup:</u> Interrupted action notification from Windows, stating that "file ... has properties that can't be copied to the new location". This file is a recording of a song the user wrote & thought was safe on their computer.'']]		[[File:File Corruption When Copying from OneDrive.png\|thumb\|''<u>File corruption as a result of OneDrive's forced backup:</u> Interrupted action notification from Windows, stating that "file ... has properties that can't be copied to the new location". This file is a recording of a song the user wrote & thought was safe on their computer.'']]

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	This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

	===~~Aggressive push for backups (''Aug. 2025'')~~===		=== Automatic syncing ===
	~~Starting in 2024 Windows~~ users ~~found that, at some point, the software attempts~~ to back up ~~user files without~~ their ~~knowledge or consent~~.~~<ref>{{Cite web \|title=~~OneDrive's Forcable Takeover of Folders Is Intolerable \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/1e5riab/onedrives_forcable_takeover_of_folders_is/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Onedrive Syncs files without permission and ~~can't be removed without deletion of~~ the ~~files in the local machine~~. ~~\|url=https://www.reddit~~.~~com/r/onedrive/comments/zx79j6/onedrive_syncs_files_without_permission_and_cant/}}</ref>~~<ref>{{Cite web \|~~date~~= \|~~title~~=~~OneDrive sync'd EVERYTHING without permission?~~ \|~~url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3887116/onedrive-syncd-everything-without-permission \|access-~~date=~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web~~ \|title=~~Onedrive is horrible, invasive and impossible \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5213385/onedrive-is-horrible-invasive-and-impossible}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=RANT:~~ OneDrive ~~enabled~~ without ~~consent~~ \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4043083/rant-onedrive-enabled-without-consent}}</ref> In June of 2024 several news outlets reported on the change of Onedrive's setting to backup user files by default. This setting was implemented without consumer notification and without obtaining consumer consent.<sup>[https://www.pcworld.com/article/2376883/attention-microsoft-activates-this-feature-in-windows-11-without-asking-you.html ~~<nowiki>[6]~~</~~nowiki~~>~~]</sup> However~~, the ~~way it does so is by redirecting several (unwittingly chosen) base~~ folders ~~to OneDrive~~, ~~which once full, requests that the user "Upgrade" or "Free Up Space".~~<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OneDrive ~~attempted to sync my entire PC without my consent.~~ \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/~~Windows10~~/comments/~~f7795u~~/~~onedrive_attempted_to_sync_my_entire_pc_without~~/~~}}</ref> When the user tries to disable OneDrive by solutions found with a surface level search, it removes all said user files both locally and in cloud.<ref>{{Cite web~~ \|~~title~~=~~Microsoft Edge and OneDrive Syncing Without Warning or Consent~~ \|~~url~~=~~https://ctemplar.com/microsoft-edge-and-onedrive-syncing-without-warning-or-consent/~~}}</ref> ~~The only ways for the user to recover those files require a physical backup, from desktop~~ or ~~OneDrive. User files are also being corrupted in the process~~.		Previously, Microsoft prompted users to back up their devices through reminders and asked for their permission to back folders up to OneDrive. Currently, OneDrive alters the Windows File Explorer to default to OneDrive's folders, and to replace the standard shortcuts to folders for Documents, Images, Downloads, etc. with shortcuts to OneDrive's folders.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Pippig \|first=Laura \|date=25 Jun 2024 \|title=Windows 11 starts forcing OneDrive backups without asking permission \|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2376883/attention-microsoft-activates-this-feature-in-windows-11-without-asking-you.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=PCWorld}}</ref> This causes user files to back up to OneDrive by default, even when the folders are disabled for syncing,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OneDrive's Forcable Takeover of Folders Is Intolerable \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/1e5riab/onedrives_forcable_takeover_of_folders_is/ \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> usually without their knowledge or consent.

	~~User suspicions claim~~ the ~~implementation of this action (backing up all computer files~~ without ~~user knowledge~~, ~~notification~~, or consent) is ~~being staggered~~, ~~allegedly to stop unified backlash from consumers~~.		Once users have reached the maximum space OneDrive allows, they are prompted to pay for additional space, and in some cases are prevented from downloading attachments through Outlook and other Microsoft products.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=3 Mar 2025 \|title=OneDrive sync'd EVERYTHING without permission? \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3887116/onedrive-syncd-everything-without-permission \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A}}</ref> Without the standard shortcuts to local folders in place, users are often unaware that they have alternative options. When users attempt to disable OneDrive, the service removes the user's files from the cloud.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=19 Mar 2024 \|title=RANT: OneDrive enabled without consent \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4043083/rant-onedrive-enabled-without-consent \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=9 Feb 2023 \|title=Onedrive is horrible, invasive and impossible \|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5213385/onedrive-is-horrible-invasive-and-impossible \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Microsoft Q&A}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|first= \|title=Onedrive Syncs files without permission and can't be removed without deletion of the files in the local machine. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/zx79j6/onedrive_syncs_files_without_permission_and_cant/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 Aug 2025 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> If users have not made a local backup beforehand, their files are permanently lost.[[File:OneDrive Desktop Shortcut.png\|thumb\|<u>''Staggering of "feature" implementation (automatic backup):''</u> ''Includes the time & date the shortcut was created, which is when the user opened their computer. See references for evidence that this has been happening to users at different rates over the last year.'']]
	[[File:OneDrive Desktop Shortcut.png\|thumb\|<u>''Staggering of "feature" implementation (automatic backup):''</u> ''Includes the time & date the shortcut was created, which is when the user opened their computer. See references for evidence that this has been happening to users at different rates over the last year.'']]
	[[File:File Corruption When Copying from OneDrive.png\|thumb\|''<u>File corruption as a result of OneDrive's forced backup:</u> Interrupted action notification from Windows, stating that "file ... has properties that can't be copied to the new location". This file is a recording of a song the user wrote & believed to be safe on their computer.'']]		[[File:File Corruption When Copying from OneDrive.png\|thumb\|''<u>File corruption as a result of OneDrive's forced backup:</u> Interrupted action notification from Windows, stating that "file ... has properties that can't be copied to the new location". This file is a recording of a song the user wrote & believed to be safe on their computer.'']]