Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

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Technology • 9 months ago

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Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

UngodlyAudrey🏳️‍⚧️ ( @UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org )

Technology • 9 months ago

Microsoft quietly changed how folder backup works in the OneDrive app on Windows 11. Now, the OS enables it by default during the initial setup without asking the user for permission.

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Feydaikin ( @Faydaikin@beehaw.org )
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Isn’t the entire point of the newer versions of Windows just to force the engagement with applications you normally wouldn’t use?

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