OneDrive Reinstalled Itself and Deleted My Desktop Files After I Logged Out
I had previously uninstalled OneDrive from my computer because I didn’t want it syncing or interfering with my local files. However, after a recent Windows update, OneDrive was automatically reinstalled without my permission. I logged out of the app again, thinking that would stop it from doing anything further—but the next time I turned on my computer, it had logged itself back in automatically.
What happened next was completely unacceptable: OneDrive tried to move my desktop files to the cloud, failed to do so, and then deleted the ones it couldn’t upload. I lost important documents because of this forced integration. This service is supposed to protect our files, not silently remove them without consent.
The damage this caused outweighs any possible benefit OneDrive might offer. I never asked for it to be active again, and yet it was forced back onto my system through an update. It’s intrusive, unreliable, and clearly not in the user’s best interest.
Microsoft, you need to stop forcing OneDrive onto users who have already opted out, and you need to offer clear options to completely disable or remove it. I also expect an explanation and a way to recover the deleted files. This kind of behavior is not acceptable.
