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Error reinstalling OneDrive/disk full because of a glitch with freeing up space/don't want to lose files

I was using OneDrive fine. I think made errors when trying to free up space and keep other files on my machine. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling OneDrive, but now I'm getting an error that there is no disk space. I don't see any files on the actual…

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Shared (?) icon.

There is a little stylized person icon next to one of my files. Best I can determine this means the file is shared. In what way is the file shared? That is not something I intentionally did. Is it important that the file is on OneDrive? Mod moved…

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Robert Paulsen 20

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how can i transfer game save files from one drive to pc without losing progress between multiple synced games (dragon age specifically)

i’m not playing through steam, im playing through i believe the pc EA app. i got the games originally from the xbox game pass app but now it seems it’s through EA. im playing dragon age origins and attempting to transfer my gameplay choices over to…

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Jess 0

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Unknown person(s) sharing files with my OneDrive

Today I received a notification that files where being shared with my OneDrive account. Wondering what it was I logged into my OneDrive account and check Shared > Shared with me. The file title is site 216 by person Jocyelin Holiday. I did not open it…

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restore of onedrive data

on 04th of December my system got effected with ransom ware and few of the files got effected. I want to restore all the data as available in Onedrive of any date after 21st November 2025 to 30 November 2025

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ONEDRIVE - spam shared with me (multiple email addresses), how to stop?

I have tried to find a setting to stop random people sharing spam files to me, but so far I can not see anything. I thought, correct me if I am wrong, that no one could share anything unless the sender was first approved? How do I stop these annoying…

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Windows 11 OneDrive Thumbnails Issue

Hi Microsoft support, I found the thumbnails of most video files saved in OneDrive folder are not shown, even though they are stored both locally and in OneDrive. This only happened recently. The only way to make the thumbnails shown is to move the video…

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When my laptop exceeds its RAM, do those files go to my One Drive?

So I am new to the cloud, bought a laptop with 117G RAM. What happens when I exceed that capacity? Do those files overflow to my 1TB One Drive? Appreciate the help. -- Mike

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Why can I only find my files on OneDrive and not on the C: Drive? How do I maintain local copies on my computer's hard drive?

Lately I noticed navigating to and opening documents takes a long time. The system automatically accesses files on OneDrive. Using File Explorer I tried to find the files saved on my computer's hard drive. I could not locate the files anywhere on the…

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OneDrive Work syncing, OneDrive Personal not syncing - but only on some networks

Very very bizarre problem that started about a month ago on my work laptop. I've had my OneDrive Work and OneDrive Personal coexisting just fine for about 5 years on the same machine, each one has it's own unique folder in my root user directory. About a…

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Onedrive sync error - not enough cloud storage

Onedrive shows a sync error of not enough cloud storage but it only has used 4% of the 5 GB storage.

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how to rename OneDrive file folder. "Personal" is not allowed

My main directory for OneDrive is named "Ronnie-Personal", but it conflicts with my "Personal Vault". I can't change the name or delete Personal Vault. OneDrive will not completely sync until I correct this problem.

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ONe Drive keeps overriding my new files with old saved files

I need good support to make sure One Drive is set up and syncing to my laptop. It keeps losing my current files and keeps older files on file in excel and word and documents. How do I find out ways to use it effectively. If I cannot get help I will…

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Craig Long 16,595 Volunteer Moderator

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Error al abrir archivos de OneDrive

Hubo un periodo de tiempo en donde estuve realizando mis archivos de word y excel en la plataforma online. Y recientemente, quise volver a ver esos archivos, salen que están guardados en OneDrive pero a la hora de abrirlos, arroja un error en donde dice…

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Hector FC 16,060 Independent Advisor

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How to disable email notifications for comments left on own Word document stored in OneDrive

I am a frequent user of Word and OneDrive. As of 11/15/25 around 8pm CST, I began receiving email notifications that for my own comments in Word docs that I have stored in my OneDrive. (NOTE: By Word comments I mean right-click on text in an open…

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Files I save as copies end up as temp. I have to repeatedly re-save the file as I'm working in it. The file is repeatedly removed from my one drive.

When I save a copy of a file with a new name, as I'm working in the file it loses the new name and winds up in the tmp file path. I have to resave it, and then it happens again and again.

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Craig Long 16,595 Volunteer Moderator

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Unable to Delete File That is Shared with Me

I was shared an unsolicited file on my onedrive. I'm pretty sure it is phishing because the file jsut says "click here". I am trying to delete it and remove me from being shared but it couldn't be done so and just says "The provided item…

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When trying to sync my computer to OneDrive after a while, the "Dates modified" of the folders it synced changed to when they were synced. I don't remember this behavior—can I reverse/stop this, without it immediately re-syncing and resetting it again?

The computer I'm having these issues with is a 2021 Lenovo Thinkpad T14s Gen 2 (AMD) with an AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U with Radeon Graphics processor at a nominal 2.30 GHz, 16 GB of RAM (of which 14.8 GB is usable), the 1920 × 1080 display, and an SSD…

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Harold Milan 12,290 Independent Advisor

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Shared with me folder in one drive is not working anymore

I have access to onedrive with my family member, it used to work perfectly. Suddenly, it stops working, and evertime i try i receive the attached file. My onedrive is workin, only the shared files are not. we tryed to remove the access and give it back…

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Hoe en Waar kan ik mijn data zien op One Cloude?

One Cloud staat op108% ... En dat wordt mij met groot alarm duidelijk gemaakt. Maar ik heb daar niet bewust gebruik van gemaakt. Sterker nog ik zie daarvan ook geen reden om daar gebruik van te maken. Hoe of waar kan ik dan zien wat daar is opgeslagen?

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Error reinstalling OneDrive/disk full because of a glitch with freeing up space/don't want to lose files

Shared (?) icon.

how can i transfer game save files from one drive to pc without losing progress between multiple synced games (dragon age specifically)

Unknown person(s) sharing files with my OneDrive

restore of onedrive data

ONEDRIVE - spam shared with me (multiple email addresses), how to stop?

Windows 11 OneDrive Thumbnails Issue

When my laptop exceeds its RAM, do those files go to my One Drive?

Why can I only find my files on OneDrive and not on the C: Drive? How do I maintain local copies on my computer's hard drive?

OneDrive Work syncing, OneDrive Personal not syncing - but only on some networks

Onedrive sync error - not enough cloud storage

how to rename OneDrive file folder. "Personal" is not allowed

ONe Drive keeps overriding my new files with old saved files

Error al abrir archivos de OneDrive

How to disable email notifications for comments left on own Word document stored in OneDrive

Files I save as copies end up as temp. I have to repeatedly re-save the file as I'm working in it. The file is repeatedly removed from my one drive.

Unable to Delete File That is Shared with Me

When trying to sync my computer to OneDrive after a while, the "Dates modified" of the folders it synced changed to when they were synced. I don't remember this behavior—can I reverse/stop this, without it immediately re-syncing and resetting it again?

Shared with me folder in one drive is not working anymore

Hoe en Waar kan ik mijn data zien op One Cloude?