微软(Microsoft)与其竞争对手一样，希望尽可能地将您与微软(Microsoft)生态系统联系起来，将微软 Office(Microsoft Office)、Xbox和OneDrive等服务集成到Windows中。特别是OneDrive(OneDrive)旨在成为Windows文件和文档的首选云服务。
如果你是Windows 10用户，你可能会注意到OneDrive位于任务栏的通知区域中。很难禁用OneDrive，但如果该服务不适合您，有办法隐藏它并将其关闭，尤其是当您使用Dropbox之类的服务时。
为什么应该考虑禁用 OneDrive(Why You Should Consider Disabling OneDrive)
您可能需要考虑禁用OneDrive(OneDrive)的原因有几个。我们将从最基本的控制开始。每次安装Windows 10时，都会安装OneDrive并准备好开始同步您的文档、图片和桌面(Desktop)文件夹。
许多用户可能没有意识到OneDrive正在这样做。通过禁用OneDrive，您将重新获得对自己文件的控制权，而不是将它们存储在基于 Microsoft 的服务器上。
如果这听起来不吸引人，您可以使用其他云存储解决方案，例如Google Drive或Dropbox，或者您可以构建自己的云存储(build your own cloud storage)来存储您的文件。
如果这不打扰您，OneDrive可能会对您的系统和网络资源产生影响。这似乎很明显，但OneDrive使用您的 Internet 连接将文件上传到Microsoft服务器。如果您的连接速度很慢，OneDrive文件同步可能会影响您的网络性能或耗尽您的数据限额。
您还应该知道，OneDrive应用程序会自动启动并将在后台运行，除非您禁用它。这将对低资源 PC 产生更明显的影响，因此禁用OneDrive可能是收回部分CPU和RAM使用率的好方法。
如何禁用 OneDrive 文件同步(How To Disable OneDrive File Syncing)
如果您只想暂时禁用OneDrive，最好的选择是暂停文件同步。这将阻止OneDrive应用将本地文件的任何更改上传到OneDrive服务器，或从在线OneDrive存储中检索任何更改。
- 要暂停OneDrive同步，请按Windows任务栏通知区域中的OneDrive 图标(OneDrive icon)。或者，从“开始(Start)”菜单启动OneDrive应用程序。
- 在弹出的OneDrive菜单中，按更多(More)按钮，然后单击暂停同步(Pause Syncing)选项。您可以选择将其禁用 2 小时、8 小时或 24 小时——单击其中一个选项以继续。
要暂停文件同步超过 24 小时，您需要在最初的 24 小时期限结束后重复上述步骤以再次禁用它。或者，您可以通过删除 OneDrive 监控的所有文件夹来阻止OneDrive从您的 PC 同步文件。
- 要以这种方式禁用OneDrive文件同步，请按OneDrive icon > More > Settings。在帐户(Account )选项卡中，按选择文件夹(Choose folders)。
- 禁用选择文件夹(Choose folders)菜单中的所有复选框，包括使所有文件可用(Make all files available)，然后按OK保存。
这将使OneDrive保持登录状态，但它会阻止它自动将文件从您的 PC 同步到您的OneDrive存储。然后，您可以通过在登录Windows时禁用 OneDrive 自动启动来阻止(Windows)OneDrive出现在任务栏中。
- 要阻止OneDrive出现在任务栏中，请单击OneDrive icon > More > Settings，然后前往“设置”(Settings)选项卡。从那里，单击以禁用登录到 Windows 时自动启动 OneDrive(Start OneDrive automatically when I sign in to Windows)选项，然后按确定(OK)保存。
禁用后，下次重新启动 PC 时将不会加载OneDrive 。在禁用文件同步和自动启动的情况下，OneDrive与禁用一样好，但您可以通过取消帐户链接来更进一步。
如何在 Windows 10 上取消链接 OneDrive(How To Unlink OneDrive On Windows 10)
如果要快速禁用OneDrive，可以选择取消链接。这会从OneDrive(OneDrive)中删除您的Microsoft帐户，将您注销并完全阻止OneDrive帐户中的文件同步到您的 PC（反之亦然）。
- 若要开始，请按Windows任务栏通知区域中的OneDrive 图标(OneDrive icon)。单击弹出菜单中的更多选项，然后单击(More)设置(Settings)选项。
- 在Microsoft OneDrive设置窗口的(Microsoft OneDrive)帐户(Account)选项卡中，按取消链接此 PC(Unlink this PC)选项。
- OneDrive将要求您确认是否要取消您的 PC 与OneDrive存储的链接。如果您愿意继续，请按取消关联帐户(Unlink account)按钮。
确认后，OneDrive将在您的 PC 上注销。当前同步到您的 PC 的所有文件都将保留，但任何更改都不会上传到您的OneDrive存储 - 您需要重新登录才能恢复。
如何在 Windows 10 上禁用 OneDrive(How to Disable OneDrive On Windows 10)
OneDrive通常预装了Windows 10，并且某些版本的Windows不允许您将其卸载。但是，如果您可以使用该选项，则可以选择通过从 PC 中卸载OneDrive来完全禁用它。(OneDrive)
- 为此，请右键单击Windows 开始(Windows Start)菜单图标并按设置(Settings)。在“设置”(Settings)菜单中，按Apps > Apps & Features以访问已安装软件的列表。
- 在“应用程序和功能”(Apps & Features)选项卡中，找到或搜索Microsoft OneDrive，然后单击它。要卸载OneDrive，请按卸载(Uninstall)选项。
- Windows 将要求您确认是否要继续删除。按卸载(Uninstall)按钮从您的 PC中删除OneDrive 。
在 Windows 10 上使用云存储(Using Cloud Storage On Windows 10)
现在您知道如何在Windows上禁用(Windows)OneDrive，您可以考虑切换到另一个免费的云存储平台(free cloud storage platform)，例如Google Drive。如果您决定让OneDrive保持运行，您可以将重要文件夹备份到 OneDrive(backup important folders to OneDrive)，作为存储最敏感文件的内置解决方案。
如果您在使用此内置Microsoft云存储时遇到问题，则可能需要考虑修复一些不时出现的常见 OneDrive 同步问题。(common OneDrive sync issues)无论您喜欢还是讨厌 OneDrive，请在下面的评论中告诉我们您对Windows 10云存储的想法和建议。
How To Disable OneDrive On Your Windows 10 PC (& Why You’d Want To)
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If you’re a Windows 10 user, you’ll probably notice OneDrive sitting in the notifications area on your taskbar. It’s hard to disable OneDrive, but there are ways to hide it and switch it off if the service isn’t for you, especially if you’re using a service like Dropbox instead.
Why You Should Consider Disabling OneDrive
There are a few reasons why you might want to consider disabling OneDrive. We’ll start with the most basic—control. With every installation of Windows 10, OneDrive is installed and ready to begin syncing your Documents, Pictures, and Desktop folders.
Many users may not realize that OneDrive is doing this. By disabling OneDrive, you’re gaining back control of your own files, rather than storing them on a Microsoft-based server.
If that sounds unappealing, other cloud storage solutions are available for you to use instead, such as Google Drive or Dropbox, or you can build your own cloud storage to store your files.
If that doesn’t bother you, the impact of OneDrive on your system and network resources might. It might seem obvious, but OneDrive uses your internet connection to upload files to Microsoft servers. If your connection is slow, OneDrive file syncing could have an impact on your network performance or use up your data allowance.
You should also be aware that the OneDrive app starts automatically and will run in the background unless you disable it. This will have more of a noticeable impact on low-resource PCs, so disabling OneDrive could be a good way to claw back some CPU and RAM usage.
How To Disable OneDrive File Syncing
If you only want to disable OneDrive temporarily, the best option is to pause file syncing. This will stop the OneDrive app from uploading any changes to your local files to OneDrive servers, or from retrieving any changes from your online OneDrive storage.
- To pause OneDrive syncing, press the OneDrive icon in the notifications area of the Windows taskbar. Alternatively, launch the OneDrive app from the Start menu.
- In the pop-up OneDrive menu, press the More button, then click the Pause Syncing option. You can choose to disable it for 2 hours, 8 hours, or 24 hours—click on one of the options to proceed.
To pause file syncing for longer than 24 hours, you’ll need to repeat the steps above to disable it again once the initial 24-hour period is complete. Alternatively, you can stop OneDrive from syncing files from your PC by removing all of the folders that it monitors.
- To disable OneDrive file syncing this way, press the OneDrive icon > More > Settings. In the Account tab, press Choose folders.
- Disable all of the checkboxes in the Choose folders menu, including Make all files available, then press OK to save.
This will leave OneDrive signed in, but it will stop it from automatically syncing files from your PC to your OneDrive storage. You can then stop OneDrive from appearing in the taskbar by disabling it from automatically starting when you sign in to Windows.
- To stop OneDrive from appearing in the taskbar, click the OneDrive icon > More > Settings, then head to the Settings tab. From there, click to disable the Start OneDrive automatically when I sign in to Windows option, then press OK to save.
Once disabled, OneDrive won’t load when you next restart up your PC. With file syncing and automatic start-up disabled, OneDrive is as good as disabled, but you can go even further by unlinking your account.
How To Unlink OneDrive On Windows 10
If you want to disable OneDrive quickly, you can choose to unlink it. This removes your Microsoft account from OneDrive, logging you out and preventing files from your OneDrive account from syncing to your PC (and vice versa) at all.
- To start, press the OneDrive icon in the notifications area of the Windows taskbar. Click the More option in the pop-up menu, then click the Settings option.
- In the Account tab of the Microsoft OneDrive settings window, press the Unlink this PC option.
- OneDrive will ask you to confirm that you want to unlink your PC from your OneDrive storage. If you’re happy to proceed, press the Unlink account button.
Once confirmed, OneDrive will sign out on your PC. Any files that are currently synced to your PC will remain, but any changes won’t be uploaded to your OneDrive storage—you’ll need to sign back in for this to resume.
How to Disable OneDrive On Windows 10
OneDrive usually comes pre-installed with Windows 10, and some versions of Windows don’t allow you to uninstall it. If the option is available to you, however, you can choose to disable OneDrive completely by uninstalling it from your PC.
- To do this, right-click the Windows Start menu icon and press Settings. In the Settings menu, press Apps > Apps & Features to access your list of installed software.
- In the Apps & Features tab, locate or search for Microsoft OneDrive, then click on it. To uninstall OneDrive, press the Uninstall option.
- Windows will ask you to confirm if you want to proceed with the removal. Press the Uninstall button to remove OneDrive from your PC.
Using Cloud Storage On Windows 10
Now you know how to disable OneDrive on Windows, you can think about switching to another free cloud storage platform like Google Drive. If you decide to keep OneDrive running, you can backup important folders to OneDrive as a built-in solution for storing your most sensitive files.
If you’re having trouble with this built-in Microsoft cloud storage, then you may need to look at fixing some common OneDrive sync issues that crop up from time to time. Whether you like OneDrive or loathe it, let us know your thoughts and recommendations for Windows 10 cloud storage in the comments below.
