Syphon72: That never happens unless you sign into OneDrive. Which is how any cloud backup program works. The burden of proof is on you not me. I'm not one saying windows is backup up my files on OneDrive without my knowledge.
I been using windows 10/11 for years. This has not happened to me once and I have OneDrive account, but I barley use it.
Palestine: Pliky had shared their own personal experience with unauthorized transfer of data to OneDrive. They are under
no obligation to prove anything. Their mere expression of an occurrence does
not warrant such a response.
It is great that you have not witnessed such behavior within Windows, but, it is obvious that others
have.
For any interested parties:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-11-now-turns-on-onedrive-folder-backup-without-your-permission/ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2376883/attention-microsoft-activates-this-feature-in-windows-11-without-asking-you.html https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-is-now-automatically-enabling-onedrive-folder-backup-without-asking-permission/ He has no obligation to provide any evidence, just like anyone else who makes statements that could be untrue. However, if the information is so easy to find via a Google search, why not just share the link? How do we know it's based on his personal experience and not something he read online? Providing some proof would help validate his claims and potentially prove me wrong. There's nothing wrong that.
If this issue occurs, it’s because you signed into Windows using your email account, as I mentioned earlier. If you use a local account and do not sign in, this situation does not arise.
Once you sign in, your files are backed up to your OneDrive, but you can delete them if you prefer. If any files are backed up, they will only be from the specific paths designated for it. It seems like an overreaction, as usual. Both articles provided no actual proof that this is happening; they merely state that it is occurring and explain how to stop the sync. You can turn off onedrive or even delete it.
Microsoft's Single Sign-On (SSO) can be quite annoying, but I suppose SSO is the future.
Edit: I overlooked the first article, which mentioned that he performed a clean boot on Windows 11. As I mentioned earlier, signing into Windows with a Microsoft account will activate the Single Sign-On (SSO) feature for OneDrive. However, I'm curious as to why one would choose not to use a local account on Windows. Even if you sign into windows with email you can sign out right away and create local.
So if Pliky is using windows with his MS account then I guess that dose happen. But you can remove it or turn it off easily. I never use MS account for windows. Also, Thank you Palestine for providing Zdent link.
