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Re: Purging OneDrive on new install

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On 1/13/25 02:37 PM, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ wrote:
> Alan K. wrote on 1/11/25 4:01 PM:
>> I got my hands on a new laptop.
>> After starting it up, I answered all the questions, putting in the MS login (no local account), 
>> and eventually getting a login window.
>>
>> I found that OneDrive was install.  I kinda knew it would.  So I want to remove it.
>> I stopped it, turned off sync, and then went into settings-apps and removed it.  The folders were 
>> empty.  But they are linked Documents = C:\users\name\onedrive\Documents
>> So I have some batch files that change a few registry entries.
>> 3 batch files for Pictures, Documents, Desktop.  Looking at them they are simply editing these keys.
>> HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
>> and
>> HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
>>
>> While I was looking, I don't remember, but I'm sure I checked all.
>>
>> I then deleted the onedrive folder in the users home folder.
>> Major majority of things work.  Things in the file explorer, links I tested.
>>
>> I'm not sure what the user was doing but we were doing something and got an error that some 
>> onedrive folder was not available.   I wish she had not gone thru it so fast.  I've asked if it 
>> comes up again to stop and make a note of it.
>>
>> Does anyone else have suggestions that I might check?
>> I did not remove folders in AppData/*  so maybe that should be done?
>>
> It's not really sufficient to abort the OneDrive process and just turn off the sync process.
> 
> The preferred successful method for disabling OneDrive(OD) for subsequent later removal and/or 
> future use requires multiple steps and those first steps require OD to be signed on with the same 
> logged on MSFT account that initially loaded OD on first use.
> 
> Note: Perform the following in the exact sequence numbered below. Do not deviate from the numbered 
> steps.
> 
> 1. Load/Open/Sign on with the MSA ODDis
> 2. Disable OD from startup in Windows Settings
>   - Settings/Apps/Startup => Toggle off OD
> 3. Disable OD Backup
>   - OD/Settings/Sync and Backup/Manage Backup => Toggle off all items, Save Changes
> 4. Disable all other Sync and Backup items
>   - OD/Settings/Sync and Backup => toggle off all items(Photos, Screenshots, all Preference items, 
> all Advanced settings items(expand to see all items)
> 5. Disable all folder syncing
>   - OD/Account/Choose Folders => uncheck 'Sync all files and folders', click OK
> 6. Disable all Notifications => Toggle off all items
> 7. Unlink OD from the device
>   - OD/Settings/Unlink this pc
> Having completed all the above steps in the above sequence, look for the OD icon on the task bar, if 
> the OD icon is present on the TaskBar, then perform the next step
> 9. Rt. click on the OD icon, select Pause Syncing to expand, then 'Quit OneDrive'
> Continue with the next steps
> 10. Restart Windows
> 11. Open a browser(Edge, Chrome, Firefox etc.) and access/signon the OD online UI(use the same 
> MSA!!!! and password to signon)
>   - In the OD online UI, click on 'My files.
>   - Inspect any folders for contents(files, etc.)to determine if anything that was previously synced 
> needs to be restored(downloaded back to the logged on Windows user account's.
>   - Once inspection and download done, then delete all files in the online OD folders.
>   - Logoff the OD online UI, close the browser
> 
> One can now effectively proceed to leave OD present on Windows or uninstall it properly.
>   To uninstall
> 12. Windows/Settings/Apps/Installed apps/OD
>   - click the 3 dot ellipsis, click 'Uninstall'
>   - do not interrupt or abort the process
> 13. Restart Windows
> 
> 
That looks like what I did.  Thanks.  I'm keeping a copy of this.

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Alan K.

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