When Windows users suddenly discover that their files have vanished from their desktops after interacting with OneDrive, the issue often stems from how Microsoft’s cloud service integrates with the operating system. The automatic, near-invisible shift to cloud-based storage has triggered strong reactions from users who find the feature unintuitive and, in some cases, destructive to their local files.
When I went to save a file on my work laptop, it always tried to default to ScumDrive. I had to tell it to save it locally.
That data isn’t the problem. It’s the backed up folders that’s the problem.