Sorry, this is long because I know not what I'm doing.
I am using an HP laptop w/ Windows 10.0.19045 Build 19045 that my sister set up. She doesn't remember what she did. I mostly use the computer now and she uses her phone. I went from winxp > Mac X > Win10.
I got an email to my email address that said onedrive would be erased if I didn't reactivate. My sister did the setup using one of her email addresses and did not set up a separate account for me. I just use her account. I did pay to renew the license for Office, but I don't understand why this email would come to my email instead of to hers.
The email's sender's address is <onedrive.infomail.microsoft.com>, so that seems legit. When I clicked on reactivate it gives me an email option that uses a 2nd of my sister's email addresses - not the one linked to the laptop's setup, so that has me wondering.
I thought Onedrive was where our Documents, Pictures, etc are filed - not as a backup but as regular storage. So, I thought it was being used regularly. I thought I was unable to access documents w/out internet - but when I tested later I was able to do so. Onedrive is listed in Explorer as if it's the HD. I can't figure out from Device Manager what's going on w/ Onedrive vs the physical HD.
If this is a legit email, I need to reactivate, altho I do not understand how they can say it's inactive. Maybe if this is a onedrive set up during the initial setup - maybe for backup - and since unused - that would make sense.
Help would be greatly appreciated. Is this legit? How do I determine if my files are on Onedrive or on the laptop's HD?
Edit: My files do seem to be on OneDrive. I found a C drive w/ Program folders but the Documents folders was empty.
Edited by MaryBet82, 25 January 2024 - 02:40 PM.
Moved from W10 to Gen Security - Hamluis.
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