How To Delete OneDrive?
One Drive is a file hosting service which allows its users to securely share and synchronise their files. Microsoft launched this cloud based file host service in 2007 allowing users to store and send their important files. This service also works as a storage space for the web version of Microsoft Office. Users have to register their accounts on OneDrive before using this service. In this post you will learn all the details how to delete OneDrive.
What is OneDrive?
Internet users have to store their important files on cloud hosting services in order to share these files from anywhere. Microsoft launched initially launched OneDrive as Windows Live Folders providing limited beta version to test users. Shortly after that it was renamed as Windows Live SkyDrive to serve a wider audience. Initially it was available to 38 countries and regions which later expanded to 62. After reaching a settlement in a lawsuit with Sky UK for Trademark breach reasons in 2013 Microsoft renamed Sky Drive to OneDrive.
Nowadays OneDrive offers a free space of 5GB to its new users. An additional space of 100 GB 1TB and 6TB with separate of Microsoft subscription plans.
OneDrive enables its users to view PDF and other documents in Open Document Format (ODF). ODF is an X-ML format supported by many popular word processing applications including Microsoft Office Apache Open Office and Corel’s WordPerfect. There is also a feature in OneDrive that allows users to view and select PDF files.
Why you need to delete OneDrive?
You may find OneDrive very convenient to upload share and store your important data but here is an alarming secret. OneDrive may use Geo Location data for images that are uploaded on it which can be compromising for your location privacy.
Also OneDrive collaborates with other businesses to share user data. Although you have the complete adaptability to change the administrative settings but still new users are unaware of these settings.
You may want to remove OneDrive from your Desktop or Laptop for different reasons. Whatever the reason may be we are here to help.
How to delete OneDrive?
By following the simple instructions below anyone can delete OneDrive from their device.
From 32-Bit Windows
- Type Control Panel in Windows Search Box
- Select the Program in Control Panel.
- Click on the uninstall a program.
- Select Uninstall from the context menu.
- Type the following commands:
- exe taskkill /f /im
- exe /uninstall %SystemRoot%System32 (for 32-bit Windows 10)
- Press Enter after each command.
From 64-Bit Windows
- Type Control Panel in Windows Search Box
- Select the Program in Control Panel.
- Click on the uninstall a program.
- Type the following commands:
- exe taskkill /f /im
- exe /uninstall %SystemRoot%SysWOW64 (for 64-bit Windows 10)
- Press Enter after each command.
Conclusion
OneDrive is a very useful program by Microsoft which allows its users to store and share important files using a cloud based file hosting service. However some users may not find it helpful and they may want to delete OneDrive from their computer. By reading this post anyone can learn how to delete OneDrive.
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