They should be in the Documents folder as the full document if they did not sync up.
Did you try moving documents in the OneDrive folder to a folder that is outside OneDrive?
Concern over loss of data from running out of space on onedrive
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TheJohn
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Hello,
I have a dire problem. I ran out of space on onedrive. I usually save my stuff in My Documents, and was unaware that it syncs with the cloud. Would I loss the data that I saved, if I saved it after onedrive filed up with space? I thought I was just saving it to my hard drive. Is there a place on my hard drive to find my updated data? Does it not save that data (i.e. only saves to the cloud and I do not have a copy of saved content)? Is there a way to get this updated data or is it lost?
I should also note that my windows explorer typically freezes after trying to use anything on My Documents.
Thank you a bunch for helping me!
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
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Diane P 7,515 Reputation points Independent Advisor2025-10-26T00:27:27.28+00:00 -
TheJohn 0 Reputation points
2025-10-26T13:21:54.7166667+00:00 I did not move them as of now. How do I access the documents. Please explain as if I am 5. lol. Where can I find a spot to see the documents on my hard drive, and differentiate that from onedrive/cloud?
Ty btw!
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Diane P 7,515 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2025-10-26T14:46:59.35+00:00 Open File Explorer (the icon is a yellow manilla folder). Look in the OneDrive folder on the left - unless you saved the files in another folder, they should be in Documents. If the sync status does not have a cloud icon, you can move it to a folder that is not in OneDrive. The original Documents folder is under C:\Users%username%\Documents - you can move the files there.