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BillGeo
4 years agoExplorer | Level 4
MS OneDrive Hijacks Screenshots
I just bought a new computer with a Windows 10 Operating System. I am currently setting-up my new computer. My previous computer also had a Windows 10 Operating System. On the old computer and OS one could direct, using a file path, where screenshots would be stored. And, on my old computer when I set-up Dropbox screenshots were automatically stored in the Dropbox Screenshots Folder. On my new computer screenshots are automatically saved to my MS OneDrive. I've researched how one can change the folder where screenshots are saved. There are several (written and YouTube Tutorials) on the procedures one uses to change which file is the "destination file" for screenshots. There are even tutorials which specifically address changing the screenshot save file from the MS OneDrive photos file to a designated local file on your computer drives. But, it seems, Microsoft has removed some of the settings tools from the OneDrive Screenshot Folder making it impossible to prevent screenshots from being automatically saved to the MS OneDrive Screenshot Folder. I am very unhappy about this hijacking of screenshots and the necessity to download screenshots to my local computer from OneDrive if I want to use MY SCREENSHOTS in other applications. It seems the only way to rectify this screenshot hijacking is to remove MS OneDrive from your computer. So, I plan to delete MS OneDrive from my computer once I have downloaded the few files I have on that application.
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- BillGeoExplorer | Level 4
How would one efficiently contact Microsoft?
It seems obvious Microsoft has designed this function (as a OS add-on) to give Microsoft a competitive advantage over opt-in apps like Dropbox. My opinion, any application that transports data off of your local computer's memory or storage should require informed consent to opt in to the transport of your data.
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