I haven’t done that because I’m afraid that when I re-install OneDrive and retrieve files, etc it will back up other more-important files automatically and I’ll have compounded my problem. I asked you what to do about the situation and you told me to re-install OneDrive, retrieve my files, mark them as not to be backed up to OneDrive, and then re-uninstall it. As I had no need or use for OneDrive I finally uninstalled it only to later find out I could no longer access some of my files that were “backed up” on OneDrive. Right away I maxed out my 5Gb of OneDrive storage and was constantly getting messages to that effect. That is until Windows 10 came along with OneDrive already installed and running, meaning that after upgrading to Windows 10 I had it running on four computers without my consent and without my knowing what it would do to my computer and me. And OneDrive wasn’t even a consideration.

Although I have one issue with it, that of backing up useless files that the program won’t let me prevent because it has no filter to do so, overall I am satisfied with it. In my case I was long backing up my stuff to the cloud using Sugar Sync. If they don’t it’s a whole different story. Leo, your comments about OneDrive are well and good if a person “wants” to use it.

Microsoft 365 Family – Up to six users of Microsoft Office, each with their own terabyte of OneDrive storage, for a total of up to 6TB.Ĭurrent pricing is available on Microsoft’s Compare OneDrive Cloud Storage Pricing and Plans page.

Microsoft 365 Personal – Single-user subscription to Microsoft Office, including all of the Microsoft Office tools, as well as 1 terabyte of OneDrive storage.

This is simply more storage, paid monthly.

OneDrive Standalone 100GB – Exactly what the name implies.

Microsoft offers several different plans for home users (and more for businesses).

This means you can store only up to 5GB of data - documents, images, videos, and so on - in the service, or use OneDrive to synchronize only up to 5GB of information across your devices. With OneDrive free, you get 5 gigabytes (GB) of storage. While there are a variety of features available in the paid plans, the biggest differentiator with the free offering is space. Just visit and sign in with the same credentials. If you have a Microsoft account - meaning any account you can use to sign into, or an account you use to sign into your PC - you already have access. OneDrive, Microsoft’s cloud storage service, is indeed free.

Just what is OneDrive? And what’s it good for? Check out Half a Dozen Uses for OneDrive.

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