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Earth-shine

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6. Have you tried the simple remedies?

Sun Nov 20, 2022, 07:42 PM

Nov 2022

Reboot the computer.

If the files are in the cloud:

- Check the internet connection.

- Are you properly logged in?

- Can the files be accessed from another device?

MS literally tries to trick people into storing data in the cloud when saving files. It can take extra clicks to specify a local drive.

I don't store anything in the cloud. Not even backups.

I deactivate MS Onedrive on every Windows computer I configure.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] mysteryowl Nov 2022 OP

Sounds to me like a global file permissions change bucolic_frolic Nov 2022 #1

Thanks for the reply. I have a desktop PC. mysteryowl Nov 2022 #2

My Linux does, but I haven't used Windows in so long ... /nt bucolic_frolic Nov 2022 #3

Ok. I will keep doing "help" and Internet search. mysteryowl Nov 2022 #4

All computers have a "file tree" often referred to as "directories" or "folders". Earth-shine Nov 2022 #7

What type of files are they ItsjustMe Nov 2022 #5

New files of any kind I can open mysteryowl Nov 2022 #8

Have you tried the simple remedies? Earth-shine Nov 2022 #6

Yep, I think it has to do with the cloud. mysteryowl Nov 2022 #9

It's not going to "take" locally stored files from your computer. Earth-shine Nov 2022 #12

I haven't used OneDrive in a long while ItsjustMe Nov 2022 #10

Could be ransomware. usonian Nov 2022 #11

I appreciate the response. mysteryowl Nov 2022 #13

if it is a Onedrive issue, then signing out and back in to Onedrive would BootinUp Nov 2022 #14

Happened To Me Too Recently FrankTC Nov 2022 #15