#1027 – “Deleted Files Are Removed Everywhere” — What Does It Mean?

Deleted EVERYWHERE?

It's scary and misleading. But it's important to understand.

When you delete a file within your OneDrive, it's deleted "everywhere", and yet not really. The term's ambiguous. Time for an explanation.

"Deleted Files Are Removed Everywhere" -- What Does It Mean? has the important details.

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"Deleted Files Are Removed Everywhere" -- What Does It Mean?
It means OneDrive is doing its job.

It's a scary warning that doesn't quite mean what it says but is important to understand. I'll explain.
Read: "Deleted Files Are Removed Everywhere" -- What Does It Mean?

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