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How to undo OneDrive Backup and restore your personal files to your Windows 11 PC
Microsoft is getting more aggressive about insisting that you use its OneDrive cloud for your Windows 11 and Microsoft 365 files. If you'd prefer to keep those files out of the cloud, follow these step-by-step instructions.
When I looked at this feature a year ago, Microsoft's setup procedure for a new account on Windows 11, (also known as the Out of Box Experience, or OOBE) included an option labeled "Only save files to this PC." When you get to the page where you add your Microsoft account, there's a paragraph of extremely fine print that includes this text: "We'll also back up your files and photos on this device to OneDrive to help keep them safe." Meanwhile, anyone with a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family account will soon find that new files are auto-saved by default in OneDrive(or your preferred cloud destination, if you've set up that option).
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