
Hit your windows key, type appwiz.cpl, open it (should say "control panel item") and uninstall OneDrive from the list. By default, all files and folders in OneDrive on your PC sync to the cloud automatically. If you don't want to or can't do it that way, you can literally just stop the service and uninstall it in appwiz.cpl. Secondly, run %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe /uninstall to uninstall To temporarily disable OneDrive, click its icon in the notification area, where you can choose to disable file syncing for 2, 8, or 24 hours at a time. In the right pane, double-click policy named Prevent the usage of OneDrive for file storageĢ) Remove it via PowerShell (Run it as Admin)įirst, run taskkill /f /im OneDrive.exe to end process You can disable Microsoft OneDrive permanently or temporarily, and stop the cloud storage service from costing you data or slowing down your PC. Local Computer > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > OneDrive Next, double-click on the ‘OneDrive’ key in the right pane and change its value from ‘1’ to ‘0’. > Unlink this PC to stop syncing your files and permanently turn syncing. After that, click on the ‘Windows’ folder and find ‘OneDrive’. From here you can: > Choose folders-change which folder are syncing. Go to OneDrive folder, copy everything you want to keep, and paste it somewhere else.ĭisable it permanently in Group Policy (Only available in Windows Pro versions). First, open the Start menu and type ‘Regedit’.



You can literally just copy/paste the files in OneDrive to another location on your storage drive. Lot of replies here that are either overexaggerated, guesses, or just plain not even relevant.
