I’d also be concerned about other software making assumptions if that folder is found. While nothing should go wrong, it feels odd to have a folder on my PC called OneDrive that isn’t actually linked to OneDrive. You can now visit OneDrive online and delete all the files you like, and they will not be deleted from your PC.Ĭaveat: After I unlink OneDrive, I always rename the OneDrive folder to something else. This will remove the linkage between your computer and your OneDrive online storage. In the General tab of the resulting dialog is a link to “Unlink this PC”. If you’re walking away from OneDrive, a different approach is to unlink your computer’s OneDrive folder from OneDrive online.Ĭlick on the OneDrive icon in your notification area and click on Settings. If, however, you need the file to be deleted immediately, you’ll want to visit your OneDrive folder online, view the Recycle Bin, and click on Empty recycle bin to make it all go away right now. The file will disappear from OneDrive online eventually. OneDrive Recycle Bin online (Click for larger image.) Your deleted files will remain there for some period of time 2 before they’re permanently deleted.
Just like your PC, OneDrive has a recycle bin online. Or is it? Empty OneDrive’s online Recycle Bin The file is still on your PC, just in a different location, and no longer in OneDrive online. It deletes the copy of the file in OneDrive online.It deletes the copy of the file in the OneDrive folder on your PC.It makes a copy 1 of the file in the new location on your PC, not in OneDrive.Moving a document outside the OneDrive folder to a different folder that is not in your OneDrive folder does several things: If you’re continuing to use OneDrive for other files, and it’s just specific files you no longer want stored in the cloud, the solution is fairly straightforward: move the files out of your OneDrive folder.įor example, if you have a file “Document.docx” in your OneDrive folder, which would be stored on your hard drive as C:\Users\\OneDrive\Document.docx, you could move it to a different folder, like C:\Users\\Documents\Document.docx. There are certainly mistakes that could be made, accidentally deleting the file from both OneDrive and your PC.īy now, I hope you know the best way to protect yourself from these types of mistakes. We’re about to intentionally delete files… yet we want to make sure we keep those files. The other approach is to unlink OneDrive from your computer entirely. Depending on the urgency, you may then want to empty OneDrive’s Recycle Bin online. The best way to delete a file from OneDrive but keep it on your computer is to move it out of your OneDrive folder to another folder on your PC that isn’t within OneDrive.
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