When Microsoft first added SkyDrive syncing, it expected most users to love it. He expected them to want to upload their files and settings to their servers and have them automatically synced between Windows PCs. Users were expected to want to access their files whenever and wherever possible.
The company may be right, but not all users are ready for cloud syncing and the troubles it sometimes causes. In fact, many users Windows 8.1 The PC automatically stores their computers in the cloud – but doing so makes it easy for them to move between different computers at any given time.
Here’s how to turn off syncing of SkyDrive settings in Windows 8.1.
On your laptop, desktop or tablet, press the Windows key to go to .
Move your cursor to the upper-right corner of your screen to open the Charms Bar. If your device has touch, swipe left from the right edge of the screen. Click or tap on it.
Click or tap .
Click or tap on it from the settings menu on the left side of your screen.
Click or tap on it.
Tap or click anything you want to prevent from syncing to other computers or SkyDrive.
This is how you can turn off SkyDrive sync in Windows 8.1. By default, Microsoft will enable syncing of all settings if they have enabled SkyDrive syncing when a user first sets up their PC. There are individual buttons for syncing the Start Screen, Windows themes and backgrounds, apps, app settings, and more.
Turn off SkyDrive File Sync
On your laptop, desktop or tablet, press the Windows key to go to .
Put your finger on the bottom edge of your device’s screen and swipe to update if your device has a touchscreen. If it doesn’t, click on the bottom of the Start Screen in the left corner.
Select from your list of installed apps.
to your PC by right-clicking if you are using a mouse and keyboard, or by placing your finger on it and gently pulling down if you are using a touchscreen device.
Click or tap on it.
You have stopped SkyDrive from syncing files to your Windows device. It’s important to remember that SkyDrive still stores this file online. Therefore, if you want to get rid of this folder completely, you must click the Delete button.
It’s also important to keep in mind that backing up your PC is crucial to syncing your files and settings without SkyDrive. This is especially true if you chose to delete the file from SkyDrive entirely. Deleting a file from SkyDrive will not delete it from your Windows device.
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