#1061 - How Do I Recover From Turning the OneDrive Backup "Feature" Off?
View Online: https://newsletter.askleo.com/current-newsletter/
Newsletter FAQ & administration
I'm tired of OneDrive
I mean, it's a great tool, but it's so easy for things to go disasterously wrong with it's backup "feature". I'm honestly tired of writing about it.
Doesn't matter. It needs coverage. For example when you turn that feature off, you're not done. Not only does turning it off not do what you might expect, there are additional steps if you want to return things to the way they were before.
Sigh.
How Do I Recover From Turning the OneDrive Backup "Feature" Off? has the details.
Also this week
- Downloading Windows
- Ejecting a USB device that's "in use"
- Losing your Microsoft Authenticator app
- One account, two passwords? Not really.
As always, links below.
TEH Podcast
On hiatus for March.
•
Take care,
Featured Article
How Do I Recover From Turning the OneDrive Backup "Feature" Off?
Undoing the damage.
OneDrive's backup "feature" is confusing even when it comes to turning it off.
Read: How Do I Recover From Turning the OneDrive Backup "Feature" Off?
Also This Week on Ask Leo!
Where Can I Download Windows? |  |
| You can download some versions of Windows from legitimate sources. If you have a legal retail product key, this can be your replacement media. Read: Where Can I Download Windows? | |
How Do I Eject My USB If the "Device Is Currently in Use"? |  |
| The "This device is currently in use" message can be annoying and confusing if you're not using the device. We'll look at how to proceed safely. Read: How Do I Eject My USB If the "Device Is Currently in Use"? | |
What Happens If I Lose My Microsoft Authenticator App? |  |
| Microsoft Authenticator is not necessarily two-factor authentication, but the two do share one important characteristic: the need to prepare for loss. Read: What Happens If I Lose My Microsoft Authenticator App? | |
Why Does My Microsoft Account Have Two Passwords? |  |
| It can seem like your Microsoft account has a split personality. We'll examine when that might happen, why, and what to keep in mind when it does. Read: Why Does My Microsoft Account Have Two Passwords? | |
Ask Leo! on YouTube
Subscribe to Ask Leo! on YouTube to get the latest on YouTube.com. Your subscription (and "Likes") help others find Ask Leo!, and the answers they're looking for.
 | Why Does My Microsoft Account Have Two Passwords?It can often seem like your Microsoft Account has a split personality. We'll examine when that might happen, why, and what to keep in mind when it does.Watch: Why Does My Microsoft Account Have Two Passwords? |
 | What Happens If I Lose My Microsoft Authenticator App?Microsoft Authenticator is not necessarily two-factor authentication, but it does share one important characteristic: the need to prepare for loss.Watch: What Happens If I Lose My Microsoft Authenticator App? |
 | How Do I Eject My USB If the "Device Is Currently in Use"?This device is currently in use can be both annoying, and confusing if you're not using the device. We'll look at how to see who is.Watch: How Do I Eject My USB If the "Device Is Currently in Use"? |
 | How Do I Recover From Turning the OneDrive Backup "Feature" Off?OneDrive's backup "feature" is confusing, even when it comes to turning it off.Watch: How Do I Recover From Turning the OneDrive Backup "Feature" Off? |
 | Where Can I Download Windows?You can download some versions of Windows from legitimate sources. If you have a legal retail product key, this can be your replacement media.Watch: Where Can I Download Windows? |
All About OneDrive - Online Course
OneDrive is both incredibly powerful and at times incredibly confusing. It includes a bucket-load of features to help you back up, share, collaborate, stay safe, and more.
All About OneDrive covers OneDrive's features and its peculiarities so you can use it to the fullest.
(Silver level patrons and above: All About OneDrive is included in your patronage. If you don't see it in your My Account page, just ask.)
More details in the Ask Leo! store: All About OneDrive - Online Course
Support Ask Leo!
Ask Leo! is supported in part by people just like you! For as little as $2/month you can help, and view askleo.com without ads. For $5/month you'll also get the The Ask Leo! Tip of the Day
Here are examples of tips published this week:
- Tip of the Day: Select Multiple Items With the Mouse
- Tip of the Day: Back Up Your Email
- Tip of the Day: Clean Up Your Downloads
- Tip of the Day: Use a Password Vault, Already
- Tip of the Day: Use Dropbox to Transfer Files
Support Ask Leo! and become a patron for these and other exclusive benefits and discounts!
Other ways to support Ask Leo!.
Share Confident Computing!
Share the confidence: forward this (without your unsubscribe link at the bottom) to your friends! They'll thank you! (And so will I!)
Did someone forward this to you?
to get your own copy each week. It's FREE!
Become a Patron
Ask Leo! Books & Courses
"Link in bio" (links to all my socials).
Other Projects....
Not All News Is Bad - Each day I look for one story in the current news of the day with a positive bent. Just one. And I share it.
HeroicStories Since 1999, HeroicStories brings diverse, international voices to the world ' reminding us that people are good, that individuals and individual action matter. Stories - new and old - are published twice a week.
7 Takeaways - I've resolved to read something of substance each day and identify one idea to "take away". Once a week I post the takeaways I've collected for the week.
leo.notenboom.org - My personal blog. Part writing exercise, part ranting platform, it's where I write about anything and everything and nothing at all.
