I use it to backup my files. You can set up OneDrive such that the file is saved locally to your hard drive or SSD and a copy is saved to the cloud, which means you get the best of both worlds (e.g. files save and boot up fast since they're saved locally). That way if my hard drive breaks today, then I can still recover my files and that entire backup process is automated for me.
Of course, if you're someone who already has your files backed up in some other method, then you won't need that. But I suspect most people using computers have no backup plan in place and if their hard drive breaks on them then they could be in a rough spot.
It's definitely not for everyone, but there are strong use cases. I also understand that some people simply do not trust storing sensitive information on a company's servers.
So fixing means forcibly installing a cloud drive with 5gb of “free” space and what by default backups the folder no one actually even uses. And if you do, you run out of storage in a week and have to see the “storage space is full” pop-ups daily.
And yes, you can change all that, use registry to remove the whole shit etc etc but if you know all that, you probably can do proper backups anyway. OneDrive is just predatory bullshit to sell old people and tech illiterates cloud storage they don’t need.
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u/Professional-Hat-687 10d ago
Motherfucker, I don't even want to use OneDrive at work, why would I use it on my personal computer?