On the Settings tab, turn off the checkboxes in the General area. Once the OneDrive Settings box is open on the screen, click though its tabs to disable its syncing functions.
If you do not see the double-cloud OneDrive icon, click the taskbar’s upward-pointing arrow to open the menu of hidden icons, locate the OneDrive icon and right-click it from there. To start disengaging OneDrive from your system, right-click its icon in the taskbar (or press and hold the icon on a touch-screen computer) and select Settings from the menu. If you prefer to keep your files stored on your computer, you can turn off the automatic syncing function and hide the program from view so you do not have to use it or even see it in the Windows File Explorer. OneDrive, Microsoft’s cloud-storage service that synchronizes files on your PC with its online servers, is part of the Window 10 operating system and cannot be fully uninstalled.
How do I make all my files stop automatically downloading to the OneDrive in Windows 10 Home Edition? Can I just get rid of OneDrive? I never use it.Ī.
