Question OneDrive something or other?

[axlrose]

I keep getting something popping up when my pc boots about a OneDrive, and it asks me to change my default browser and wants me to log into my e-mail account etc. etc. The last time I booted up, I had to control/alt/delete and restart to get out of it. What is it? How do I get rid of it?

Thanks.

 

[Math Geek]

uninstall OneDrive if you don't use it.

other option would be to disable it at start-up. run something like autoruns

Autoruns - Sysinternals

See what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots and you login.

learn.microsoft.com

and turn off anything OneDrive related.

 

[punkncat]

OneDrive is the very first thing I uninstall on a new load. It would be super if they really asked...in that on default it IS.
I suspect there may be more going on with your situation. Try to articulate a bit. More info pls.

 

[axlrose]

One Drive is the very first thing I uninstall on a new load. It would be super if they really asked...in that on default it IS.
I suspect there may be more going on with your situation. Try to articulate a bit. More info pls.

I guess I just don't know what One Drive is. When I didn't recognize it, I didn't use it. Is it simply something I can go into settings and remove?

Thanks.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

OneDrive is effectively a synchronization service. Think Dropbox competitor.

 

[BFG-9000]

OneDrive is Microsoft's cloud storage service. Up to 5GB is free, 100GB is $1.99 a month, and Office 365 subscribers ($9.99 a month) get 1TB. Nowadays, Windows and Office default to trying to save files to it rather than locally, which is why it asks you to login to your Microsoft/MSN/Live ID account. You can sychronize/backup files to it but the company warns synchronizing over 100,000 files will impact performance. It was renamed from SkyDrive 10 years ago after the UK television channel Sky sued them.

Competitor Google Drive offers 15GB for free (which is also shared with your Gmail and Google Photos storage) and while they also offer 100GB for $1.99 a month, there is also no limit to the number of Gmail accounts you can make, each of which gets 15GB for free. It was originally called Google Docs (and Google Photos used to be Picasa)

Which of the two is more convenient depends on whether you use MS Office or Google Workspace more.

The Dropbox free account only gives you 2GB of storage + like Google Drive, $9.99 a month gets you 2TB there.

Think of these like a self-storage facility, only for data. And you get to rent a small locker for free.