OneDrive deletes my local Desktop, Documents and Pictures folders ?!

Hi

After having re-installed OneDrive on my laptop, the first time I logged in to my OneDrive account the Settings pane concerning backing up the local Desktop, Documents and Pictures folders did not attract my attention and I went on with the login process ... Next, next ,...

Right after login, it looked like disaster struck. All of the sudden a huge number of files were uploaded extremely fast WITHOUT asking a final confirmation and before I realized wtf was going on, previous folders were uploaded AND deleted from my local drive!!! Wow!!! Deleted!!!

As is so very often the case with testing out MS software and services things do not go as planned and, fortunately, I did take a backup before the test. The challenge was then to clean out the clutter from my online OneDrive as I only use it to hold on to a limited number of docs and other files.

The most disturbing thing was that OneDrive deleted my local Desktop, Documents and Pictures folders, just like that, not asking anything, no confirmation, nothing,...! Why is that? And is there any setting somewhere that can turn the deletion OFF or to force OneDrive to ask conformation first before deleting anything?

Thanks

@Samuria

Hi,

I've performed a OneDrive [Back up folder on this PC] test with the Documents folder of mine (with just a few test files), and again OneDrive deleted the Documents folder just like that without asking or suggesting anything.

So right-click the OneDrive cloud icon in the notification area, push Settings, then again Settings in next pane, etc ...

I simply followed the instructions in the link below:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/...a-6552e77c3057

On that support page the first picture after the video shows the pane [Where do you want to keep your files], with the options:
--Continue backing up this folder (Recommended)
--OneDrive only
--Computer only

The pane with those 3 options does NOT appear in my case.
OneDrive immediately takes a backup of my D:drive Documents folder, puts then the aliases (references) of the backed up files in an OneDrive alias cloud icon folder, in an newly created empty Documents folder on the C:drive, en continues to delete the entire D:drive Documents folder into the trash where I could just pick up.

Note that the C:drive Documents folder was moved several days to the D:drive where is was seen as the default folder by Office and other apps, and even by OneDrive as it picked the correct D:drive Documents folder to back up.

Conclusion: there is something seriously wrong with OneDrive and the way it operates. For me this closes the discussion, I won't use OneDrive for backing up any data. Goodbye OneDrive!

Thanks for the replies and support,