
The largest items are Messages 2.21 GB (I know, that needs to be dealt with) followed by Facebook 816.6 MB, TicTok 437.9 MB and they continue to go down from there. Keep in mind that I have NO videos or photos set to be backed up.įrom my iPhone Storage menu I currently have 25.6 of 32 GB used. I'm assuming the other 4 GB of storage is reserved for my backup that I cannot see on the iCloud Drive.įrom my iPhone's iCloud Storage, it indicates that I have 4 of 5 GB used, 3.9 GB set for Backups. They are not on my iCloud Drive, only show's that I have 2 folders related to apps, that are empty and have I have. I cannot locate the destination of the downloading files. The Windows Notification that pops up give the option to Cancel the Download but this is a momentary fix.
I cannot figure out why it is doing this for hours, and days on end if I allowed it. I've uninstalled OneDrive from my phone, tried to sync again and it continues. What is directing this actions? Where are these files being downloaded to? How can I stop it? At this point Windows Notifications pops up the message "iTunes is downloading from OneDrive." Countless files are being downloaded from the 324 GBs of files that I have stored on OneDrive. When I launch iTunes, connect my phone by USB and select the phone icon, the sync will start automatically. OneDrive is the latest case of forced install and run but removal is at least still allowed.I have an iPhone 7 and use a Windows 10 PC, this problem had been going on for some time. MS continues to be aggressive with respect to forcing certain applications on the box and in some cases not allowing uninstall/removal (e.g. Technically, the global policy (GPEdit edits that) could also be updated by Windows Update as was done with the Creators Update. Now I have also seen Windows Update automatically reinstall this, so the uninstall may need to be repeated. The other choice, if you never plan to use it, is to simply uninstall it from Apps & Features located in Settings under the Apps section.

I believe this is one of the reasons One Drive is started randomly by running some other program

it shows in lists for Save or Save As operations.

If you have Windows 10 Pro or better, you can use GPEdit to change the use of one drive as a drive for applications i.e.
