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Posted on June 17, 2024 at 02:45 CDT by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

ISSUE 21.25 • 2024-06-17

WINDOWS 11

By Will Fastie

Things are not going so well for Windows 11’s new File Explorer.

But it might be OneDrive’s fault.

In fact, it’s not really possible to discuss File Explorer without including OneDrive, and vice versa. They are inextricably linked now, a probable source of many problems with synchronization. And there may be a deeper problem, buried somewhere in Windows 11, that is the source of a strange behavior described below.

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.25.0, 2024-06-17).
This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

Windows 11 File Explorer, Newsletters, OneDrive, OneDrive Settings, Privacy, Synchronization, User Profile

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