I fell victim to that :(
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littlecolt@lemm.ee 11 months agoMicrosoft is already trying hard. My poor mom did not notice all her files are on OneDrive. Now she has two laptops with everything remote on OneDrive. It’s has some advantages, but it’s annoying in so many more ways.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 11 months ago
TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
A few years ago my ex got a new laptop and it had onedrive enabled system-wide by default. She didn’t realize until after she had been using it for months, I had to spend several hours backing up her files and defenestrating onedrive. It not as simple as just turning it off because it was even on critical system folders, you have to go in the registry and remap the those folders manually one at time before you can disable it.
It is possible, but it fucking sucks.
umulu@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s not annoying at all. It’s peace of mind. People are just not used to it
doctorcrimson@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Nah, fuck off. The cloud is a place you don’t have any control over. I remember getting angry when Windows 10 LTSC got an update that added an online backup system. I do not pay them to take a copy of my important work and documents, they should pay me for that privileges. Furthermore, it’s an absolute disgrace to see that on an LTSC copy to begin with, it’s meant to be the barebones OS that you purchase at a premium for minimal updates and changes as well as extended service lifespan.
Fuck OneDrive, I store locally and I make local backups. What I own is mine without exception.
shneancy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
additionally I exclusively use local windows accounts. Passwords are to keep your nosy parents, partners, or kids away from your machine, if a hacker has physical access to your computer it’s jover, no amount of microsoft accounts will save you
doctorcrimson@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I was recently refurbishing a laptop for a friend and I got frustrated that I had to make sure it doesn’t connect to internet during the OS setup or I’d have to start the install over again. Online accounts only stop forgetful owners from getting in, does nothing helpful.
fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
Get windows 10 iot ltsc, it won’t do that
doctorcrimson@lemmy.world 11 months ago
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Press X to Doubt
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Eww, Internet of Things, so Gross, why don’t I just install a real bridge next to the drawbridge over the moat around my house? Welcome all the attackers in!
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missing_forklift@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
if you want peace of mind, make your own backups and when you need them, you can pull them from your drawer, not from us-east-1 (currently on fire)
TheBat@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Fuck that bullshit.
Google is also piece of shit about it.
I don’t have google photos’ backup turned on but still it randomly asks if I want to turn the backup on, hoping users will slip and click ok.
I started using Aves Libre for photos.
TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
No, its kidnapping your data to keep you trapped as their customer. If you want peace of mind, you can make your own backups.
umulu@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I didn’t criticize anyone, I didn’t disrespect anyone, so it’s surprising getting this many downvotes and answers.
Still, it’s your opinion, and I will still share mine.
Local backups have their flaws, just like cloud backups.
I have 1TB storage using my school account. I am constantly changing between devices, and I like having my files always accessible.
Everything important, I keep in two local backups (external HDD and SSD).
The only thing I dislike about onedrive, is the sync of desktop, documents and images folder. I have turned that off, but my docs folder still appears to be syncing with onedrive.
Besides that, it’s the best thing for me. And like I said… “Peace of mind”. Just because you don’t like that, it does not mean it is a bad solution.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m surprised your post didn’t get deleted by a moderator. Lemmy is weird about dissenting opinions.
I don’t like OneDrive. I particularly don’t like how it integrates into everything without an easy way to turn it off. But I see the value for regular people to be forced to backed up by default.
umulu@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Didn’t knew that.
But, after getting downvoted, I searched for better solutions.
It appears that a good option would be to encrypt my files (using 7-zip or veracrypt) and upload them to a more privacy focused cloud storage provider.
However, paying for cloud when I have it for free does not make sense.
But, I already started encrypting every file with 25 char password (randomized and saved using bitwarden). So, better than nothing, right?
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Drake in the first picture: marketing.
Drake in the second picture: surprise, we signed you up without asking. You’re welcome.
Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
There’s a setting in Onedrive to keep a copy of everything on the device. It will still get stored in the cloud too, but it means that everything will be available if the internet goes down.