Windows 11 now lets OneDrive automatically backup all of your files and folders without asking for users' permissions.

According to the latest reports, Windows 11 has made an independent choice by automatically turning on OneDrive folder backup for Desktop, Pictures, Documents, Music, and Video folders without your permission. This signifies that, whether you approve or not, everything is becoming coordinated with the cloud.

This action from Microsoft fits into a larger pattern where big tech companies cleverly (or not so cleverly) promote their services and subscriptions to users. It isn’t only about Microsoft; there have been instances of Google doing something similar with Google Photos and its storage plans.

Keep an eye on your settings, particularly when you have just finished setting up a new device or updating your operating system. Companies such as Microsoft constantly seek methods to link users with their environments—sometimes without permission.

      • Alatain@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 days ago

        My understanding is that it is working much better now than a few months ago. I haven’t actually put it to the test yet, but it is on my list of things to try once I have time to set up my index again.

      • Sabata@ani.socialEnglish
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        3 days ago

        I have it somewhat working on Nobara after SteamVR updated a few weeks back. It works, but is rather unstable and you got to reboot any time it craps out. 6/10 technically functional, but needs work.

        It doesn’t help that my headset has had odd issues even on Windows since it’s refurbished.

        • vinyl@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 days ago

          Yea I fucked around a lot to make it work, Nobara is usually the most stable one to get vr working but valve keeps pushing out updates that completely fucks up the vr launch process. The other big issue is asynchronous reprojection missing.

      • phx@lemmy.caEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Literally one of the very few things keeping me with a Windows partition, though it doesn’t get used very often

    • Mwa@thelemmy.clubEnglish
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      3 days ago

      People usually don’t use linux because or app compatibility ik wine exists but it just doesn’t not work with all apps

      • Zetta@mander.xyzEnglish
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        3 days ago

        To really switch to Linux people need to accept that for a good experience you may need to switch off some software to alternative software.

        This wasn’t a big deal for me personally and I’m happy I use more open source software now, it can be a bigger issue especially if you need specific tools for work.