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Questions about OneDrive

mariep17 Posted messages 309 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
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Hello

I don't quite understand how OneDrive works: which files/documents/photos go into it? When? How? Why? Since Microsoft has limited storage capacity, I've tried to delete photos, attachments, etc., from OneDrive, but it has hardly reduced the amount which always exceeds 5GB. As a result, I can't send emails with attachments anymore.

Moreover, I have a Gmail account and therefore a Google Drive.

I don't understand which items go to OneDrive and which go to Google Drive. It never asks for my opinion. Is there a way to take action on this? In short, how does it work?

I have an external hard drive where I back up photos and documents.

Can I get by without OneDrive (while keeping my Hotmail account)? Will I lose data if I do this?

Is there a way to choose to put items in Google Drive instead of OneDrive? Is it also possible to decide not to upload them to either cloud?

I feel a bit silly with my question, sorry.

Thank you for your help!

6 answers

  1. Celian
     

    Hello,

    To begin with, One Drive and Google Drive are two competing services, which seems logical but it's important to mention.

    So for backup conditions, One Drive is often used as the first automatic backup if you are on Microsoft, so you just need to disable this option if that is the case.

    On the other hand, to my knowledge, there is no automatic saving on Google Drive unless you create a file directly in that space.

    Once you no longer have automatic backups and your files are local on your machine, you can choose to transfer them either to your One Drive, Google Drive, or your external hard drive. So yes, it is possible to choose not to upload them to one of the clouds.

    As for data loss regarding Hotmail, I don't know more, sorry.

    PS: You may find more documentation on our website in the blog articles: https://isi-perpignan.com/actualites-informatiques/ (if not, it will be available soon)

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  2. mariep17 Posted messages 309 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     

    Thank you Celian for your response. I will try to find out how to remove the backup option on One Drive.

    However, I do not understand why, after I removed almost everything from my Hotmail inbox, including all attachments, I still have 5.3 GB used out of a maximum of 5 GB. Perhaps it's because everything I deleted will only be permanently removed after 30 days???

    Thank you

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    1. foulq Posted messages 1584 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   399
       

      To "permanently" delete emails from the Outlook.com Trash (Hotmail inbox)

      Go to your email address:  

      https://outlook.live.com/mail/  

      Click on "Deleted Items" (trash)  

      Click on "Recover deleted items from this folder" 

      All emails you delete from the trash are kept for 30 days.  

      Now you can "permanently" delete those emails you just recovered,

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  3. mariep17 Posted messages 309 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     

    Thank you for this advice. I followed the indicated steps. I still have 5.3 GB.....One question: do elements present on my phone also "clutter" OneDrive? (until now, I was only talking about my computer). For example, WhatsApp images or others?

    Thank you

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    2. foulq Posted messages 1584 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   399
       

      When you delete files in OneDrive to free up space, you also need to delete them from the "ONE DRIVE RECYCLE BIN" I'm emphasizing the OneDrive's one.

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  4. mariep17 Posted messages 309 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     

    Okay, but where is the OneDrive recycle bin?

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    1. foulq Posted messages 1584 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   399
       

      You go to your OneDrive space:

      https://onedrive.live.com/

      You click on the recycle bin, select the files you wish to delete, and then delete them; immediately the space freed up will be deducted from the currently used space.

      Make sure of what you are deleting, in case of error you will not be able to recover them!

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  6. mariep17 Posted messages 309 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     

    Thank you for your response. I am away this weekend, I will take care of it when I return.

    Happy Easter weekend to everyone.

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    1. foulq Posted messages 1584 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   399
       

      Happy holidays to you too.

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  7. mariep17 Posted messages 309 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     

    Thank you for your help. I finally managed to lighten OneDrive, as there were many attachments in my sent messages, and by deleting those, I reduced it down to 3.6 GB.

    Once again, thank you very much for your assistance in this area.

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    1. foulq Posted messages 1584 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   399
       

      Great, thank you for your response.

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