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What the heck is a god dang cloud? (i.ibb.co)
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[–] 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Oh you want to delete a file from your folder? Ok, we'll also delete it from OneDrive so it's gone forever, see ya!

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Firstly, no, it's not gone forever. It remains in your onedrive recycling bin for a month. Secondly, that behavior makes sense. One drive is a mirror of your synced folders. If you just want to not have the file downloaded in your computer, just right click on the file and select "free up space".

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's so obvious!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    It is. Another indicator you get is a status icon next to each file telling you if the file is permanently or temporarily (meaning it will get auto-deleted locally if you don't use it) dowloaded to your pc or if it's only on the cloud.

    Oh, and you also get a prompt when you delete a file letting you know that it will be deleted from onedrive as well but it will still be in the recycling bin for a while. The only way to not get that prompt is to tick a box to not get reminded again.

    Microsoft software has a lot of flaws but this isn't one of them.

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