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debby

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    Windows 10 One Drive help
    « on: April 06, 2017, 01:35:13 PM »
    One Drive is a program installed on Windows 10.  I get that.  What I don't get, is why does EVERYTHING go there?  I put my photos in Photo Gallery, and there it is on One Drive.  I put something on My Documents, there it is on One Drive.  Then One Drive sends all this to the Cloud.  Now I get an email from the Cloud that I have exceeded my limit and I can either buy more Cloud space, or delete some things and if I don't, my files, everything, etc., will be frozen.  Now, does that mean even on my computer or just One Drive?  If I delete all my photos off the Cloud, will they still be on my computer?  I have an external hard drive I can back them up to, which I plan to do, but I'd like for nothing I do to go to the Cloud.  How do I stop One Drive from sending it to the Cloud?  I have more than enough space on my computer, I don't need the Cloud.  I'd like to state, I am not real computer savvy, which is why I am asking probably a stupid question, but would like someone to tell me how to fix this Cloud thing.  My computer is a Dell Inspirion, Intel Core i5-4460, CPU @3.20 Ghz, Ram 8.00 GB, System Type 64-bit.


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      Re: Windows 10 One Drive help
      « Reply #1 on: April 06, 2017, 04:06:38 PM »
      I think I figured it out.  What One Drive tells me isn't exactly what mine says, but I think I can disable it.  Thanks anyhow!

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      Re: Windows 10 One Drive help
      « Reply #2 on: April 06, 2017, 04:36:25 PM »
      OneDrive is great if you want to access files from different devices (laptop, PC, tablet, etc., from different locations) but, if you normally access your files from one computer, then I understand your not being interested in using it.  This reference should help: Files save to OneDrive by default in Windows 10