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Is windows even an os anymore? (sub.wetshaving.social)
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[-] datavoid@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

I figured out like 2 days ago that you can right click the OneDrive warning in the file explorer and choose to dismiss it!

[-] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

"Imma kick yer ass!'

[-] plyth@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

Easy. It's a long name but you can rename onedrive accordingly.

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

If they don't have Hank saying this in the new season, I will be extremely disappointed

[-] nanook@friendica.eskimo.com 1 points 1 month ago

@weird Same here, and although Linux is my daily driver, I do have a Windows VM and a dual boot that I use for gaming, but on those I create my accounts without a Microsoft account by removing the network connectivity first, and then if they get one drive installed anyway, I de-install it.

[-] macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

Here we go again... It is in your documents folder, on your own computer, that is in your house. It is also monitored by the cloud, just like your phone; no complaints there. Why are people so stupid that they don't realize this?

[-] Fizz@lemmy.nz -1 points 1 month ago

Am I the only one that thinks one drive is cool? Apart from the fact that Microsoft tries to confuse the user and also harvests their data.

I think its cool to have core user folders that are automatically backed up to a cloud account. Ive been trying to find an extremely cheap way to set it up myself on Linux. It would be so cool to open a new distro, login to my cloud storage abd then have all my settings pull in and photos, documents etc. I want my music folder to replicate across all my devices including mobile. I know there are ways to do it synthingbor git, but I'd like a easy way like onedrive haha.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

A HERETIC!!! GET THE TORCHES AND PITCHFORKS!!!!!

[-] OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Am I the only one that thinks one drive is cool?

It's just as cool as any other cloud storage :) I think I prefer Dropbox, but OneDrive is fine as well. Can't recall last time I had serious issues with either of them.

If we are talking about folder backup feature, I personally don't like it and think cloud storage should target only 1 special folder. Then again it is very useful for regular users - Sally from accounting team no longer will lose her 100 important files that she keeps on her desktop after computer gets ransomware.

And it is an optional feature so I don't really understand what is everyone complaining about.

[-] panicnow@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

OneDrive is a decent solution for non-techies who need a backup system. I’ve installed it for octogenarians who certainly would never backup anything on their own. It does versioning on the files, so it can protect against ransomware and provide fallback to earlier versions.

Whenever I am remotely helping one of the people I have it setup for, I glance at the icon to see if it is working. Occasionally, I see it complaining about a single file not syncing for some reason, but that generally will resolve itself by the next time I check.

It has a vault that requires additional authentication for your most sensitive files.

I like it—I’m sure its not perfect, but it isn’t terrible.

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Check that again. OneDrive is not a backup application, it is a cloud storage application. By default it syncs folders. If you open OneDrive on the web and delete a file there, it will be deleted on the computer on your drive. It's not backing up your folder, it is replacing it. The internet is filled with testimonies of people failing to understand this basic difference and getting confused about why their files are deleted. Most other cloud services do one way backup by default. MS does a poor job of explaining this behavior and just push for the use of OneDrive blindly.

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