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Accidentally signed into OneDrive (@learnwithpowerup.onmicrosoft.com) – personal files synced.

Account type used: learnwithpowerup.onmicrosoft.com (Microsoft 365 developer tenant)
What happened: Signed in, OneDrive auto-synced my local PC folders
Current status: Files appear in OneDrive cloud under that tenant
Concern: I don’t own/control this tenant
What I need: Safe steps to copy files back locally and remove account without losing data

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HI @Mahmoud Mohamed Abdallah

Ensure all files are fully downloaded locally:
- Open your OneDrive folder on your PC.
- Right-click the OneDrive folder or specific files/folders and select "Always keep on this device". This forces OneDrive to download all files fully to your local disk.
Verify local copies:
- Confirm that files have the green checkmark icon indicating they are stored locally and available offline.
Copy files to a separate local folder (optional but recommended):
- To be extra safe, copy the entire OneDrive folder (or important files) to another location on your PC outside the OneDrive sync folder (e.g., C:\Backup\OneDriveFiles). This ensures you have a backup independent of OneDrive sync.
Unlink your OneDrive account from the PC:
- Click the OneDrive cloud icon in the system tray (bottom-right).
- Go to Help & Settings > Settings > Account tab.
- Click Unlink this PC or Unlink account.
- Confirm unlinking. This stops syncing but does not delete your local files.
Confirm files remain on your PC:
- After unlinking, your OneDrive folder remains on your PC with all files that were downloaded. Files marked as "Available on this device" stay accessible. Files marked "Online-only" will not be available offline anymore.
Remove OneDrive app or sign out (optional):
- If you want, you can uninstall or disable OneDrive after unlinking. Your local files remain untouched.

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