OneDrive snatched 4 gigs of files from my desktop

I never signed up for it and tried to delete it originally and after clicking on "remove this computer" all files disappeared. I found many in my recycle bin so when I tried to restore them I guess they went somewhere because the icon in my system tray said they were downloading (to where?) What I am asking is how can I get my files back on my desktop and completely get rid of Onedrive. ? I thought they copied files, not make them disappear!

Same thing happened too me. Deleted desktop from folder sync settings after that.

vram said:

Same thing happened too me. Deleted desktop from folder sync settings after that.

Thanks, I spent many hours getting 99% of the 4 gigs back and 1 important file is missing still. They could at least warn you that they were going to obtain all your files. I really liked win 10 until now. I unlinked it and it looks like they still have copies for 30 more days. Now I know why people refrain from changing operating systems and now I know what those little circles with arrows in them were..........UGH
I would have an avatar in here but that was in a folder they LOST!

bro67 said:

That would be because some changes were made to to Onedrive that includes that folder. You just have to go to your Microsoft Live account and then you can pull them back from the Cloud account.

JUST have to go to it? Not that easy, ever try to get 4 gigs of files back from the abyss ?

I changed my One Drive to No Drive. Problem averted. I won't trust my files to rogue software.

They didn't copy them, they took them away, they even took the link to my full control panel. I am missing a misc folder that is 15 years old and 2 other folders with pictures that were destined to another forum.

I saw little circles with arrows in them next to my 4.3gb of files in folders and thought that was annoying until I opened one and it was empty, they were all empty and it was beyond annoying. Some were in my recycle bin so I tried to restore them but they went to the cloud. I tried to retrieve them but the instructions were vague (downloading often means uploading). I finally got them coming back to me and after 3+- hours 99% of them was on my desktop but my miscellaneous file I have been storing things in for 15 years was totally gone plus 2 or 3 other folders that had 10+- pictures in them. I disabled it (you can never totally get rid of it) and shut the computer down for the night so the little file snatchers wouldn't bother me. I did see all but the misc file folder but they were just empty folders, like a bank dumping your safe deposit contents into the garbage.......real safe storage.