You don’t want to break the core functionality of the OS because Microsoft seems to be trying too hard to push it.
While I understand the urge to get rid of it for those who don’t use it, I recommend you just unlink the account and uninstall the app. Frankly, I like OneDrive, especially the Personal Vault feature, and wish Google offered something like that too. It acts as a container or space to save all files related to all Microsoft apps that you use. In a way, OneDrive works much like Google Drive. It is a freemium app that connects with many other Office 365 apps, which is further part of the Microsoft 365 suite now. Microsoft makes it incredibly hard to uninstall OneDrive in the traditional sense, like how we uninstall other apps on the fly. That’s as far as you can go with OneDrive. You shouldn’t notice it in the File Explorer or anywhere else while using the computer daily. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\" /f One Drive for Everythingįollowing the above steps should have uninstalled Microsoft OneDrive or disabled it completely. Step 2: Drill down to the folder structure below. Step 1: Search for and open Registry Editor from the Start menu with admin rights This trick is for when you can still witness the empty OneDrive folder after uninstalling OneDrive from your computer. Deleting them on your computer won’t delete them on OneDrive’s server. Note: Once OneDrive has been unlinked/uninstalled, you can safely delete any leftover files on your computer. I use it to uninstall any apps from my system. Still, I will recommend Revo Uninstaller instead of Control Panel because it digs deep and removes even registry entries from the app’s system in question. But, it failed to find and list OneDrive in my case. The app also has a dedicated section for Windows apps, even in the free version. Many people recommend using Revo Uninstaller for removing all traces of apps from Windows computers, and it works like a charm. Though it is harmless, some users might not want it. The problem is that you will still find the traces of OneDrive like the empty OneDrive folder in File Explorer under your Windows username folder. That will uninstall the app but won’t remove it completely from your PC.Īfter you remove it, the icon will disappear from the Taskbar’s Notification area. That is what most people do when they want to uninstall an app, and it works well, except in the case of OneDrive. You can easily unlink or uninstall Microsoft OneDrive from your computer. These are just a few of the many possible reasons. No need to download OneDrive-related updates.There are a few reasons why you should consider uninstalling OneDrive completely from your Windows installation if you are not using it:
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