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Windows users keep losing files to OneDrive, and many don't know why
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this post was submitted on 11 Jan 2026
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This only happens if you use Windows with an online account. Poor souls were probably forced to do this.
What does that mean? If I have a 3+ year old Windows am I unlikely to be affected?
If you use Windows with a local account and unlinked to OneDrive, yes.
What does that mean. A local account?
That's what I said. A... local account. I'm confused. A local account is an account that only works with your PC, a regular user account not related to any web service.
I see. Thanks. I have an outlook account attached to my pc so this does NOT apply to me and I'm apparently in danger of this occurring.
Yep! My windows 10 is not hooked up to a real Microsoft account. It tries to force me to create an account every few months, which I laugh at.
I made the mistake a few years ago on my win 10 gaming tower and creating an account to play Xbox live, and suddenly, I was getting that garbage one drive shit.
What is a "real" Microsoft account?