I set up a new laptop a few days ago, Huawei MateBook D14. So much bloat! so much!
MS office 15 and 16, bunch of the usual bs windows apps and yes, onedrive.
Even after uninstalling though, I noticed a rogue onedrive folder hanging around like a bad smell in my user folder. This pissed me off, so I deleted it...
Little did I know it would delete my desktop icons I'd just painstakingly setup though.
I had to reboot to even get access to the desktop again, it would error out if I for example, did Windows+E, Backspace as usual. Anyway I noticed that folder coming back so I was like, nah. Not having it.
Had to find a way to solve it. Eradicate the bloody thing from my system, so I did.
If you're going through the same thing, here's a zip file to fix it: https://3.onj.me/programs/OnedriveFixes.zip
Here's what the readme says about it:
Onedrive Fixes
This script removes OneDrive from a Windows user profile and moves the standard folders back where they normally belong.
It is intended for cases where OneDrive has redirected Desktop, Documents, or Pictures to a path such as:
C:\Users\YourName\OneDrive\Desktop
What It Does
• Backs up the affected registry keys to this folder.
• Moves Desktop, Documents, and Pictures out of OneDrive and back to the normal user folders.
• Updates the Windows known-folder registry paths.
• Removes OneDrive startup entries.
• Disables OneDrive sync policy.
• Hides OneDrive from Explorer where possible.
• Removes OneDrive scheduled tasks where possible.
• Runs the normal OneDrive uninstallers.
• Deletes the leftover OneDrive folder after moving the known folders back.
• Restarts Explorer so the folder changes take effect.
How To Use
Right-click this file and choose Run as administrator:
Onedrive Fixes.cmd
The script writes .reg backups and a .log file beside itself in this folder.
After it finishes, reboot the computer and confirm Desktop, Documents, and Pictures are in the normal user profile folders.
Andre Louis
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2026-06-23 07:37:07 UTC
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