Comment on Windows users keep losing files to OneDrive, and many don't know why

selokichtli@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What does that mean? If I have a 3+ year old Windows am I unlikely to be affected?

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  • selokichtli@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If you use Windows with a local account and unlinked to OneDrive, yes.

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    • NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      What does that mean. A local account?

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      • selokichtli@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        That’s what I said. A… local account. I’m confused. A local account is an account that only works with your PC, a regular user account not related to any web service.

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  • bytesonbike@discuss.online ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yep! My windows 10 is not hooked up to a real Microsoft account. It tries to force me to create an account every few months, which I laugh at.

    I made the mistake a few years ago on my win 10 gaming tower and creating an account to play Xbox live, and suddenly, I was getting that garbage one drive shit.

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    • NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      What is a “real” Microsoft account?

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