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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

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Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

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Microsoft quietly changed how folder backup works in the OneDrive app on Windows 11. Now, the OS enables it by default during the initial setup without asking the user for permission.

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Had this happen to me some time ago. I hated it so much.

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