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From: Big Al <alan@invalid.com>
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Subject: Re: Getting rid of One Drive.
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On 2/15/24 08:59 AM, KenW wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:05:26 -0500, Paul <nospam@needed.invalid>
> wrote:
> 
>> On 2/14/2024 10:51 PM, Peter Jason wrote:
>>> Is there any way to get rid of One Drive, its history and stored
>>> files?
>>>
>>
>> There could be more than one version of OneDrive.
>>
>> The users here get a bit frothy on the topic.
>> A person at the very end of the thread recommends Revo Uninstaller.
>>
>> https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/how-do-i-completely-uninstall-onedrive/60d40ca8-7dbb-4498-95d2-4e6ea2f971c3?page=1
>>
>> You will notice some of the posts have interesting ideas. One
>> person uses two machines, to clean up OneDrive on the server end,
>> then carry out a procedure on the machine-in-question, for removal
>> of OneDrive. And perhaps Revo Uninstaller can be fitted into the
>> end of that progression.
>>
>> But the procedure is not just the removal of an executable on one
>> machine, because that might leave some content "stranded" on the
>> server end. The server end is unlikely to really delete everything,
>> but what you're aiming for, is that the server *interface* no longer
>> offers access to anything. In the fullness of time, the content
>> still on the server (hidden somewhere), will get cleared off.
>>
>> When W11 24H2 arrives, the executable could come back. It might depend
>> on how you installed 24H2, as to exactly what happens.
>>
>>    Paul
> 
> I used REVO
> 
> 
> KenW
Whatever I did on my Win10 machine, I left the Documents / Pictures / Music folders still linked to 
onedrive/documents etc.   I had to go into the registry and tweak things.  But it's been so long I 
forgot and took no notes that I can find.

KenW has a point and thus I never did it to my Win 11 machine.

WOOHOO.  I found the registry file that fixed everything.
	Still...MAKE BACKUPS.

If nothing else, just use this as a template and edit the registry manually.  I decoded the MUSIC 
entry and it uses %USERPROFILE% so it's generic to any user name.   I think I just dumped the whole 
'shell folders' folder and there may be more here than needed.
Good Luck.
--------------------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]
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;; Music=%USERPROFILE%\Music
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;; Downloads
"{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}"=hex(2):25,00,55,00,53,00,45,00,52,00,\
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;; Documents
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;; Pictures
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;; Screenshots
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;; Camera Roll
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;; Pictures\Saved Pictures
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