Game files are being saved to OneDrive Documents instead of PC Documents

[RiGGz]

Title may be a bit confusing but let me explain. Ever since I had this computer, apparently all of my games that I have installed, are using the OneDrive documents folder instead of the documents folder that comes default on the pc. And ever since the recent Fall's Creator Update, I'm being pretty much forced to sign up with OneDrive, but if I do it will move all of my game folders into the cloud and not be on my desktop anymore. So my main question: Does anyone know how to move game folders from onedrive documents to default pc documents without corrupting anything, and as addition, how do you disable onedrive and unsync it without it getting rid of any folders or files?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Reinstall the OS clean, get rid of OneDrive in Win10

[RiGGz]

Originally posted by Bad_Motha:

Reinstall the OS clean, get rid of OneDrive in Win10

I think I managed to move the files over, problem now is how do I relocate my games to the "new" location?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

The game are using whatever the Registry is set to for "My Documents"

There is no "One Drive Documents" folder.
One Drive backups up whats it is set to backup...
Games might save stuff in your "Documents" folder, which then gets backed up to One Drive, sure...

Best bet is, dont have One Drive set to backup any of those.

Instead you make a folder on C drive and put actual backup files inside there, then tell One Drive to backup only that folder contents.

[RiGGz]

Originally posted by Bad_Motha:

The game are using whatever the Registry is set to for "My Documents"

There is no "One Drive Documents" folder.
One Drive backups up whats it is set to backup...
Games might save stuff in your "Documents" folder, which then gets backed up to One Drive, sure...

Best bet is, dont have One Drive set to backup any of those.

Instead you make a folder on C drive and put actual backup files inside there, then tell One Drive to backup only that folder contents.

Alright I did that already then. so I guess I'm all set now. Now I just gotta figure out how to disable this damn thing.

Edit: Nvm I did it.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yea if u dont want One Drive, turn it off.

[RiGGz]

Originally posted by Bad_Motha:

Yea if u dont want One Drive, turn it off.

I actually uninstalled it lol. Thing is god awful to have default on a PC with windows 10.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

It can be configured as far as what it backs up.
Its also one reason why I wont use a Live Account Login.
Instead resort to using Local Account Logins only.

[CollinK101]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

There is no "One Drive Documents" folder.

That's not entirely true, maybe it was different in 2017, but in Windows 11 there are 2 different paths.

C:\Users\<user>\OneDrive\Documents
&
C:\Users\<user>\Documents

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yea disable OneDrive or configure it not to backup AppData and Documents

[_I_]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Yea disable OneDrive or configure it not to backup AppData and Documents

^ this
onedrive is trash
it can overwrite your gamesaves, and cloud save everything
disable and uninstall it on every os install

[Bad 💀 Motha]

It just needs to be better configured. If you do not change its configuration, it will sync the Documents contents and AppData contents and mess up everything

[skOsH♥]

The best way to set up a new drive, is to just format it, and then create your own folders and subfolders. One drive shouldn't be doing anything if you do it that way

So if you had a 1tb ssd, after formatting it, there will be nothing on the drive. Then go in there, right click and create your own folders

You definitely don't need parts of windows on every drive, which is where OneDrive tries to rear its ugly head

Your data is more secure this way. Not by much, but somewhat.

[_I_]

even on xbox it uses cloud saves for your acct, which can still mess up

if you turn it off and unplug it before it 'uploads your saves'
(unplug after using power off from its menu and its light is off)
xbox never fully turns off, it goes to sleep and will sync without telling you at all, and no way to disable it

on reboot, it will download the cloud saves and overwrite what it had before you can tell it not to
you may get a very short warning, but it syncs before you can log in

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by _I_:

even on xbox it uses cloud saves for your acct, which can still mess up

if you turn it off and unplug it before it 'uploads your saves'
(unplug after using power off from its menu and its light is off)
xbox never fully turns off, it goes to sleep and will sync without telling you at all, and no way to disable it

on reboot, it will download the cloud saves and overwrite what it had before you can tell it not to
you may get a very short warning, but it syncs before you can log in

Not sure how that's relevant but yes even Microsoft has expressed that OneDrive could interfere with Gaming in general.

Overall just install Windows properly and uninstall Edge and OneDrive after installing your other web browser of choice and doing the Windows Updates.

[_I_]

just sayin, ms knows it has problems, and they refuse to fix it, or give you manual sync options, or full control over what and how its syncing

better off using another cloud method or your own backup instead of letting onedrive grab and try to sync everything