OneDrive is for syncing files across devices. It’s not a backup.
Comment on Windows users keep losing files to OneDrive, and many don't know why
mrslt@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Happened to me, too. Now I just ignore OneDrive entirely. I don’t think Microsoft understands what cloud storage is supposed to be used for. If I delete something from the cloud, I should still have it locally on my PC. The fact that this isn’t the case means essentially, that OneDrive isn’t actually a cloud service. They’re trying to get you to pay a subscription fee to use your own hard drive. You know, the one you’re already using for free. I wonder why that isn’t taking off? 🤔
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
87Six@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
The problem isn’t one drive’s purpose, it’s that it’s so shoveled into windows that people that have no idea what it is use it accidentally then see files disappearing. It’s unintuitive shovelware with terrible UX, a dreadful combination.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Oh. So it should be called Onesync?
Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I disagree, it can easily be both. I pay for Google drive and don’t have the client on any of my devices except for my phone, and it’s replicated to my NAS. I use as a form of remote backup and not to sync files.
cmhe@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
So like syncthing but you have to pay for it and requires a server. Seems useless…
If you want to sync while not all devices are online, just spend 50$ or something and get a RPI and put syncthing on it.
dronn@mastodon.gamedev.place 1 week ago
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qevlarr@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Right, so how many files you have on your laptop do you also need on your phone? How many desktop does Microslop think the average person has? If cloud storage is actually only cloud syncing, is there a market?
macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Most of them. I use my files across my Windows laptop, desktop, tablet, and Windows 10 Phone. The syncing allows me to have access no mater what device I am on. Just because you don’t use this feature, does not mean it isn’t useful.
qevlarr@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s why I asked about the actual files. I know it’s cool to have the ability but really it’s typically only specific files, not every fucking thing you ever opened or saved. And please keep in mind people on Lemmy are not your average user. Most people have only a phone and a laptop, and creating a file is not typically done on the phone. So what is there to sync
mrslt@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Then it shouldn’t bitch at me about storage limits. Does it expect me to delete my shit again? All I’m hearing is OneDrive is better off being ignored entirely.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
onedrive is even more intrusive than google drive.
glitchdx@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I still haven’t forgiven google for hijacking the g:/ drive letter. I was using that letter already!
Not that it matters to me anymore since I use Linux now, but still.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
I still prefer them hijacking a particular drive letter to Microsoft’s approach of not even using a drive at all
Yes thank you so much Microsoft for making every single employee’s file path different when we’re trying to send each other the location of files, all of them within unnecessary multiple levels at the start because the default installation is c users user documents OneDrive
this is actually one way that I see which of my new hires actually read the fucking onboarding document and followed the instructions. One of the first steps is “unlink your OneDrive account and set up a OneDrive folder in the root of one of your drives instead” (with actual instructions on how to do that). two out of three new hires without fail will send me a link in their first week that points to c users. It’s a nice litmus test for who is going to be useless and/or a pita
glitchdx@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Regardless of which is better, I had mine configured exactly how I wanted it and they changed it without my consent and broke my system because of it in a way that I previously thought wasn’t possible.
It would have been fine if it was a setting that I could enable and configure myself to my liking.
filcuk@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Sorry, that makes no sense to me. These cloud sync apps are setup for mirroring. If you change one side, it’s reflected on the other. This is just user error (or poor UI, lack of explanation on what delete does in the cloud)
mrslt@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If that’s the case, then OneDrive shouldn’t bitch at me aboutt storage limits. What does it want me to do? Delete my shit again?
Passerby6497@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Don’t point out people are misunderstanding the product, we’re here to shit on the product for anything and everything
ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
To be fair when it’s a product a person didn’t ask for and the OS forced it on them, it’s not unreasonable that they may not understand how it works and make mistakes.
Bytemeister@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah, you can’t yell at someone to RTFM when they didn’t opt to use the product, and the “manual” is just a barrage of question on a Microsoft support forum where every answer goes to a Microsoft.learn page that hasn’t been updated since 8.1.
Passerby6497@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It is unreasonable to assume you can delete a file from a sync app’s clod dashboard and not expect that the deletion would be synced to the device.
I get that OneDrive is a mediocre product that gets forced on end users, but so many people turn their brains off and just try to kill it with fire instead of thinking through their actions before making rash decisions.
SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
But what’s the point of it then?
I guess if you have multiple computers you can access the files from either computers. But for people that just have one computer the whole thing seems kinda useless. And then MS forces people to use this product they have no need for by holding their computer ransom. People don’t want their files on One Drive, they only have it because MS forced it upon them.
This is like forcing a passenger to fly a 747 and then saying “well the plane crashed because of pilot error” and ignoring the fact that someone was forced some to be behind the controls of something they understand against their will.
For a home user, a backup service or just a way to share files actually makes more sense than something that mindlessly syncs file actions, including deletes. One Drive could be useful if it were what people expect it to be. As it is, it’s useless for most people, and bad on them for thinking MS One Drive was a useful product I guess.
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I don’t think Microsoft understands what cloud storage is supposed to be used for.
They understand it’s for training AI. They don’t care about anything else.
derpgon@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
This is what made me stop using Google Photos and start self hosting Immich. I lost a video from my house construction that showed where the cables were exactly laid.