Depending on the settings, your computer might be uploading Photos, Videos, Screenshots and Office Files automatically to OneDrive. You will find below the steps to disable Auto Save to OneDrive in Windows 10.
Disable Auto Save to OneDrive in Windows 10
When you sign-in to OneDrive using your Microsoft Account, you will find OneDrive prompting you to save Screenshots, Photos and Documents to OneDrive.
If you agree to this request, your computer will start automatically saving Photos, Videos, Screenshots, Documents and other Office Files to your OneDrive Account.
However, you can always go back to OneDrive settings and Turn OFF Auto Save to OneDrive option for Screenshots, Photos, Documents and other files.
1. Prevent Screenshots From Auto Saving to OneDrive
For most users, automatically saving Screenshots to OneDrive is not necessary and enabling this feature can result in cluttering of your OneDrive account with unwanted screenshots.
1. Click on OneDrive icon in the taskbar > click on More and select Settings option in the menu that appears.
Note: If you do not see OneDrive Cloud Icon in the taskbar, you should find it in the System Tray.
2. On OneDrive Settings screen, click on the Backup tab and uncheck Automatically save screenshots I capture to OneDrive option.
3. Click on OK to save this setting on your computer.
From now on, screenshots that you take on your computer will not be automatically saved to OneDrive.
2. Prevent Photos From Auto Uploading to OneDrive
Follow the steps below to prevent Photos and Videos from being automatically uploaded to OneDrive, whenever you connect Camera, Phone or USB storage device to your computer.
1. Open OneDrive Settings on your computer.
2. On OneDrive Settings screen, click on the Backup tab and uncheck Automatically save photos and videos to OneDrive option.
3. Click OK to save this setting on your computer.
After this, you will no longer find Photos and Videos being automatically uploaded to OneDrive.
3. Prevent Office Documents Auto Sync to OneDrive
OneDrive has a default tendency to automatically sync Word, Excel and other Office Files that you open on your computer to OneDrive.
If you are not interested in Sharing files or collaborating with others, you can disable this feature and prevent Office Files on your computer from being automatically uploaded to OneDrive.
1. Open OneDrive Settings on your computer.
2. On OneDrive Settings screen, click on the Office tab and uncheck Use Office applications to sync Office files that I open option.
3. Click on OK to save this setting on your computer
After this, you will no longer find Word, Excel and other Microsoft Office files on your computer being automatically saved to OneDrive.
4. Prevent Desktop, Picture and Documents Auto Backup to OneDrive
By default, OneDrive is set to automatically backup files located on your Desktop, Documents Folder and Picture Folder to your OneDrive Account.
Depending on your choice, you can disable OneDrive Auto Backups for all or any of these locations.
1. Open OneDrive Settings on your computer.
2. On OneDrive Settings screen, select the Backup tab and click on Manage Backup option.
3. On the next screen, uncheck Pictures, Documents and Desktop to prevent Photos, Videos and Files in any of these locations from being automatically uploaded to OneDrive
You can also completely disable OneDrive, in case you are using another cloud storage service like Dropbox or Google Drive.