{"id":169887,"date":"2024-06-25T08:44:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T12:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=169887"},"modified":"2024-06-25T08:44:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T12:44:26","slug":"disable-onedrive-folder-backup-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/disable-onedrive-folder-backup-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"How to disable OneDrive automatic folder backup on Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>To disable OneDrive folder backup, open <strong>OneDrive Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Sync and backup<\/strong>, click on <strong>&#8220;Manage backup,&#8221;<\/strong> turn off the folders, and click on <strong>&#8220;Stop backup.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>You can also remove the OneDrive app from <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Apps<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Installed apps<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-11\">Windows 11<\/a>, during the initial setup, the system now automatically turns on the file backup feature for OneDrive without the user&#8217;s consent. However, you can still turn this off if you prefer another backup solution or are not comfortable uploading your files to the cloud.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s always a good practice to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/create-automatic-file-backup-windows-11\/\">backup of your files<\/a>, the choice of which application or service to use should be entirely up to the user. However, it seems that Microsoft is now making this decision for users, which might not align with everyone&#8217;s preferences.<\/p>\n<p>I noticed this when recording the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bq_af3Sk_WU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clean installation process for Windows 11 24H2<\/a>, and the out-of-the-box experience (OOBE) seemed more simplified without a prompt to choose the backup settings with OneDrive, and then I found that the app was already syncing my Desktop, Pictures, Documents, Music, and Videos folders to the cloud. However, I wasn&#8217;t the only one, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Windows11\/comments\/1dnr3p7\/windows_11_is_now_automatically_enabling_onedrive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">many users took to Reddit<\/a> to complain about the same problem.<\/p>\n<p>If you prefer not to use <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/onedrive\">OneDrive<\/a> to back up your files, you can turn off the backup feature or remove the app altogether.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\">guide<\/a>, I will explain the steps to disable disable folder backup and even remove OneDrive from Windows 11.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"toc\">\n<li><a href=\"#disable_onedrive_folder_backup\">Disable OneDrive folder backup on Windows 11<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#uninstall_onedrive\">Uninstall OneDrive from Windows 11<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"disable_onedrive_folder_backup\">Disable OneDrive folder backup on Windows 11<\/h2>\n<p>To disable OneDrive Folder backup, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Right-click the <strong>OneDrive<\/strong> icon in the Taskbar and click on Settings.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-169889\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/open-onedrive-settings.webp?resize=827%2C606&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Open OneDrive settings\" width=\"827\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/open-onedrive-settings.webp?w=976&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 976w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/open-onedrive-settings.webp?resize=300%2C220&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/open-onedrive-settings.webp?resize=784%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 784w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/open-onedrive-settings.webp?resize=150%2C110&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Sync and backup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Manage backup<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-169890\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/onedrive-manage-backup.webp?resize=827%2C603&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"OneDrive manage backup\" width=\"827\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/onedrive-manage-backup.webp?w=867&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 867w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/onedrive-manage-backup.webp?resize=300%2C219&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/onedrive-manage-backup.webp?resize=787%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 787w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/onedrive-manage-backup.webp?resize=150%2C109&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Turn off each of the active folders uploading to the cloud.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-169891\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/disable-folder-backup-onedrive.webp?resize=593%2C560&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"OneDrive disable folder backup\" width=\"593\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/disable-folder-backup-onedrive.webp?w=593&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 593w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/disable-folder-backup-onedrive.webp?resize=300%2C283&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/disable-folder-backup-onedrive.webp?resize=150%2C142&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Stop backup<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-169892\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/onedrive-stop-backup.webp?resize=593%2C560&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"OneDrive stop backup\" width=\"593\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/onedrive-stop-backup.webp?w=593&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 593w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/onedrive-stop-backup.webp?resize=300%2C283&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/onedrive-stop-backup.webp?resize=150%2C142&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Close<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, you will have access to the OneDrive folder from File Explorer to download and upload files manually, but the operating system won&#8217;t upload files from known folders such as Desktop, Pictures, Documents, Music, and Videos.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"uninstall_onedrive\">Uninstall OneDrive from Windows 11<\/h2>\n<p>To uninstall OneDrive from Windows 11, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Apps<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Installed apps<\/strong> page.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the three-dot button next to the &#8220;Microsoft OneDrive&#8221; app.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Choose the <strong>Uninstall<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165567\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windows-11-settings-unisntall-onedrive.webp?resize=827%2C437&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Settings app uninstall OneDrive\" width=\"827\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windows-11-settings-unisntall-onedrive.webp?w=904&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windows-11-settings-unisntall-onedrive.webp?resize=300%2C159&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windows-11-settings-unisntall-onedrive.webp?resize=150%2C79&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Uninstall<\/strong> option again.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After you complete the steps, your Microsoft account will be unlinked from your computer, and the app will be completely removed from the system.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note that neither of these methods will delete the files and folders that were already uploaded to the cloud. As a result, the step would be manually removing the uploaded files from your <a href=\"https:\/\/onedrive.live.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OneDrive account<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can also <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/install-windows-11-without-microsoft-account\/\">set up Windows 11 with a local account<\/a> since, using the account type, the system won&#8217;t connect the computer to any cloud service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 11 setup now turns on folder backup in OneDrive automatically without user consent, but here&#8217;s how to disable the feature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":169893,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2426,23],"tags":[95,19,2339,2715,2744,2576],"class_list":["post-169887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-windows","tag-difficulty-level-beginner","tag-how-to","tag-onedrive","tag-windows-11","tag-windows-11-24h2","tag-windows-help"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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