Thanks for the tip, Jim.  I've not exactly ever had a problem with it, being I never use it, but it is one listing in Explorer I can do without.... as in the less clutter the better.

Apparently it's just me, Mark.......

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Apparently it's just me, Mark.......

I don't know it, so I can't really hate it.     It does however sound like exactly the type of thing I could do without.

I agree that One drive is clunky to use compared to Drop box, but I get 1.15 TB free. (Yes, that's terabytes)

How could I refuse?

Well, I get tired of the icon in the systray always saying "connecting" or "syncing" etc..

And eating up resources in doing so.

Seems like OneDrive is always trying to keep up.

I have 85 GB of Dropbox space, plenty for me, and it hardly ever causes me any trouble.

Plus I have UNLIMITED space on a good friend's server.  So, OneDrive, for me, is NoDrive.

No, not just you!  I just found a reason to dislike it plenty much. 

I recently started using the Freemake audio converter and every time I open it I get this thing pop up about not being able to connect with OneDrive.   Being that I don't use OneDrive and its not synced to anything, obviously not, but I can do without the message rearing its ugly head each time.  I'm thinking that Freemake sees it as being there in Explorer but can't sync to it, and that if I get rid of it as suggested I'll rid myself of the damned message.

When I installed the Seagate backup they offered me 200gb free storage on one drive. Needless to say I declined. Clunky is something I can do without.

There is an easier and even better way Jim. Do not log onto your computer with a Microsoft account. When I installed windows 10 I signed in with a local account and made sure all sync settings were disabled, they may have been by default on a local account but I cannot remember. I never had onedrive show up on my computer but I do occasionally use it online directly from my email account.

Ken, I was under the impression that OneDrive is now built into Windows. Maybe not so with 7, but I think it's part of Windows on 8 and 10.

I could be wrong.

I prefer the MS account login for various reasons. I do like to sync some things, and if you use a local account you can only browse the Windows Store, so you will have to use a Microsoft account to install apps.

OneDrive is integrated into Windows 10. I use it and Dropbox all the time.

I used OneDrive for a while, Spencer. But I seem to have a lot of syncing problems with it, and the trya icon was constantly syncing, or trying to connect, or failing to sync, etc.

Just seemed like too much trouble. And apparently, you can only have so many PCs linked to the same OneDrive acct. and I have 5 PCs, a laptop, a netbook, and a tablet to sync.

Dropbox serves me well.

I right clicked on one drive, it shows up in the all programs but isn't listed in programs and features. The file location is C:\Windows\File Manager and I don't think I can delete it. It isn't installed though.

Ross, it is part of Windows. You won't see it in Programs and Features.

My instructions above work. Use Group Policy Editor. Once it's all turned off, you can delete it in Program Files, and everywhere else.

I could be wrong but even though it is built into windows it is only activated if you installed windows 10 using a Microsoft account. I have never seen any sync notifications or onedrive in my system tray using a local account. I do not sync anything and I do not get apps from the store.