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Where has Onecloud subdirectory dissapeared to?

I have, or had until a few hours ago, a onecloud subdirectory with several thousand photos stored in it. It now doesn't appear in the directory listing. What has happened to it, and how can I regain access?

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asked 2026-10-07T14:27:12.7933333+00:00
David Loane 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-07T20:43:33.83+00:00
Craig Long 18,665 Reputation points
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Microsoft OneDrive files

I uninstalled Microsoft OneDrive from my computer a while ago. There is still a OneDrive files on my computer. It will not let me delete these files. When I right click on the files, and click on delete, It says "The cloud file provider is not…

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asked 2026-10-07T19:35:33.9866667+00:00
Peggy Montgomery 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-07T20:18:21.5833333+00:00
Craig Long 18,665 Reputation points
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My OneDrive says it's storage is full, but it's empty.

I've searched for answers to this, as I'm not receiving incoming emails to my Outlook, but my email says it's exceeding the storage limit. I checked the limits and Outlook is using 0.1% of it's 15GB limit, but OneDrive is showing 5.5GB of the 5GB limit.…

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asked 2025-10-15T05:46:06.8833333+00:00
Nightswarm 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-07T19:57:09.1966667+00:00
Olathe Guy 0 Reputation points
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How does two separately created screenshots using the snipit tool have same timestamp and date

There are two screenshots that were created with the snip it tool in Microsoft.   The two screenshots went automatically into the OneDrive/pictures/screenshots folder due to the snip it tool configuration.     Please can you explain the below table.   …

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asked 2026-10-07T12:18:12.2233333+00:00
Ajay Mahadeo 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-07T17:07:37.17+00:00
Ajay Mahadeo 0 Reputation points
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OneDrive thumbnails disappear offline although files are fully stored locally

I use Windows 11 and OneDrive Personal with the OneDrive folder located at D:\OneDrive. All files are set to Always keep on this device and are fully available on drive D:. They open normally from D:\OneDrive even without Internet access. However: With…

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asked 2026-09-17T19:49:41.2233333+00:00
Paulo R R Pinto 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-07T15:56:05.0133333+00:00
Angelfire74-1221 0 Reputation points
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OneDrive storage warning

OneDrive shows 313.8 GB used out of 1 TB, but the desktop app reports “Not enough cloud storage,” and uploading through the website also fails. The accounts match. Restarting and resetting OneDrive did not resolve it. Please check my effective storage…

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asked 2026-10-07T04:54:28.9166667+00:00
Karyn Jackson 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-07T05:39:19.5866667+00:00
GsN5034 - IA 78,175 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Turning OneDrive backup off and on

I use Windows 11 on a PC. I synced my computer to OneDrive to backup my files. However, I want to access my files locally (i.e., on my computer) rather than via the OneDrive>Name Personal path so that I can work on files even when offline. Yet right…

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asked 2026-10-04T17:03:48.0066667+00:00
QLad 5 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-10-07T01:00:15.16+00:00
Craig Long 18,665 Reputation points
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OneDrive does not recognise the additional storage

I have purchased additional storage space but OneDrive does not recognise it.

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Windows
asked 2026-04-09T09:41:00.7566667+00:00
Richard Donkin 1 Reputation point
commented 2026-10-07T00:08:06.7+00:00
Karen Stanfield 0 Reputation points
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How many people are viewing my Word document?

Hello! I have a personal paid Microsoft 365 account, and I need to know how many people are visiting a Word document I created in my account. Even just the number of clicks on the link to the Word doc would be amazing! I'm seeing solutions for this…

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asked 2026-10-06T21:32:04.1233333+00:00
IFVCC Coordinator 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T22:14:42.7033333+00:00
John Jefferson Doyon 89,145 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How do I save Onedrive files to my desktop?

I put all my files on the cloud and am using Onedrive so I can autosave my docs. Problem is I cannot save Onedrive files to my desktop. How can I do this? Moved from: [Windows for home › Windows 11 › Files, folders, and storage]

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asked 2026-10-06T14:39:47.9133333+00:00
TA Strong 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T20:10:23.86+00:00
TA Strong 20 Reputation points
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My Gmail account is lost, and that Gmail account was signed in to Microsoft Office on my laptop. I no longer have access to that Gmail account. I want to transfer the Microsoft Office account associated with that Gmail to another Gmail account. Is that po

My Gmail account is lost, and that Gmail account was signed in to Microsoft Office on my laptop. I no longer have access to that Gmail account. I want to transfer the Microsoft Office account associated with that Gmail to another Gmail account. Is that…

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asked 2026-10-05T10:43:19.4133333+00:00
BISWAJIT BISWAL 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T18:49:47.4066667+00:00
Lucus-V 13,735 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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I don't understand the new one drive!

I have used a personal one drive account for a few years and keep all my docs on it. Recently I uploaded some photos, some from one drive and some from a memory card, I put to save them to one drive, but they did not go to my personal account and I…

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asked 2026-10-05T15:27:46.44+00:00
Carey Baff 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T16:22:08.4566667+00:00
Manoel Barros 22,065 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Onedrive not allowing me to save files to document folder

Onedrive not allowing me to save files to documents folder. I can save to Desktop and then move it. How can I fix this?

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asked 2026-10-06T14:38:45.9366667+00:00
Pam Robertson 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T15:22:03.6433333+00:00
GsN5034 - IA 78,175 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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problem with onedrive authentication

WE Have been in four, long chat sessions about this already. Before our last break, you left me with the following text to use in order to resume our last session: Tonight we accomplished something important: ✅ Confirmed your Microsoft account is…

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asked 2026-10-05T00:35:27.52+00:00
CynthiaWilliams-2722 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T11:21:57.89+00:00
Jeronimo Fuerte 46,740 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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THE MICROSOFT ONE DRIVE UPDATE AND 365 UPDATE IS ****

Cannot even download my file one by one or batch from one drive all the files are still in onedrive if i go to support page it gives the previous versions images which had the select option this one does not. pls fix this and anyway can i get all files…

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asked 2026-09-30T12:13:43.9066667+00:00
JAINIL 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T08:44:34.6333333+00:00
Kai-H 28,235 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to delete ghost OneDrive files?

I am trying to purge my OneDrive, but there are some OneNote notebooks and some other office docs that i can't delete and most of them i can't view. This has been going on for years now, and i'm trying to purge it all from OneDrive, but these files…

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asked 2026-09-18T16:31:19.79+00:00
bill 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T05:55:24.8033333+00:00
Francisco Montilla 30,735 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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OneDrive Photos Archiving

I switched over from Google Drive and I need some assistance on sorting my photos. I have over 100,000 pics/videos. When I was using Google Photos, once I add the photos into an album I usually archived them. The photos then disappear from the…

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asked 2026-10-05T23:56:10.7233333+00:00
Tom 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-06T05:13:33.3166667+00:00
Xavier-D 13,750 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Going to an error with poor internet connections

I need to save files to my hard drive as I can not rely on onedrive being available but everythins seems to save to onedrive. How do I stop this

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asked 2026-10-06T03:44:37.69+00:00
David Ritchie 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T04:34:14.4066667+00:00
Doina Marin 0 Reputation points
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Autosave prompt

Totally complicated. Can you please fix autosave feature! It is on, it is off, it is on. I always want it on - everywhere! Please fix this on my whole computer to always be on. The toggle does not work when opening documents on my desktop. This is…

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asked 2026-10-05T17:27:23.1+00:00
TA Strong 20 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-10-06T00:41:23.5366667+00:00
Craig Long 18,665 Reputation points
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Como arreglar este problema que aparece al intentar iniciar sesion

Correlation Id: 1d34ba87-3bf9-4445-b4c7-66cec7400b93 Timestamp: 2026-03-05T20:04:15.000Z DPTI: d86853d0cc98d13a161534e4a1a17966e244d60eb738d156e73f0bbc00ba0056 Message: The credential is invalid. Unexpected sub status (6008). Tag: 657rx Code: 2150171662

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Windows
asked 2026-03-05T20:19:03.69+00:00
commented 2026-10-06T00:37:09.3366667+00:00