Windows 10: How do I delete the onedrive shortcut without damaging the files?

I was trying to manage my storage on onedrive and all my desktop items/games had moved to a shortcut called "Shortcut to desktop Onedrive Personal"I don't want to copy all my files and move them back onto my desktop screen, and I dont want to redownload my files or have them deleted.I haven't found any answers online and i need helpppppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!this is my screen now:

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Onedrive "Where are my files" shortcut

You misunderstand the function/purpose of the "Always keep on this device" option. It doesn't mean "Don't copy this file to the cloud", it means:

Turn On or Off OneDrive Files On-Demand in Windows 10

1. The OneDrive option Files on Demand is enabled.
2. Exclude the file from the local deletion associated with that option

You need to turn off "Backup" for all folders:

 

Delete files from OneDrive

If I delete my files in OneDrive, will it automatically delete them from my PC? - Quora so,yes and no ... suggest read all the comments in link

 

Image Shortcuts in OneDrive not displaying image

Hello Marcel,

Thank you for posting here in Microsoft Community.

This behavior is different between shortcuts on OneDrive and local disks because OneDrive uses a different thumbnail caching mechanism than the local disk. For me to have a better view of your concern, I'd like to confirm few details:

• Is it only specific to this .JPG files?
  
• Are the files locally saved also on your OneDrive folder?
  

To force shortcuts to image files on OneDrive to show thumbnails, you can try the following steps:



1. Right-click on the OneDrive folder where the image file and shortcut are located.

2. Select "Properties" from the context menu.

3. Click on the "Disk Cleanup" button under the "General" tab.

4. Check the box next to "Thumbnails" and click "OK".

5. Wait for the cleanup process to complete.

6. Open the OneDrive folder and check if the thumbnail for the shortcut is now displaying the image.



If the above steps do not work, you can try check if the display file icon is turned on:

1. Open File Explorer and click the View tab.

2. Click on the Options, under the Folder Options, go to the View tab.

3. Uncheck the Always show icons, never thumbnails.

4. Tick the Display file icon on thumbnails.

Here also things you can check:

• If you're using a PC/Mac, ensure your computer's File Explorer/Finder view is set to medium-sized icons (or larger
  
• If File Explorer/Finder thumbnails still don't show, enable "Always keep on this device" for the file.
  

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.

Regards,



Microsoft Moderator