When Windows users suddenly discover that their files have vanished from their desktops after interacting with OneDrive, the issue often stems from how Microsoft’s cloud service integrates with the operating system. The automatic, near-invisible shift to cloud-based storage has triggered strong reactions from users who find the feature unintuitive and, in some cases, destructive to their local files.

  • selokichtli@lemmy.ml
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    8 hours ago

    That’s what I said. A… local account. I’m confused. A local account is an account that only works with your PC, a regular user account not related to any web service.

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      16 minutes ago

      I see. Thanks. I have an outlook account attached to my pc so this does NOT apply to me and I’m apparently in danger of this occurring.