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Lurch
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Can't Log In To MS

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I once used OneDrive from MS and since I ran C Cleaner I can't log in to MS again, and they have quite a few of my images if I'm not mistaken. I don't have the password on file so I asked them to send me a code. They did send codes, but I can't move their sign in window to get the code from my email. I tried it in another window but their stupid sign in window stays right in the middle of the screen and you can't move it. And when I close it and try adding the code after opening the "verify account" button again, it doesn't work and requires a new code to be sent, which I can't see unless I close their window. What a royal PITA.
It seems like I'll never sign in to MS again. I guess those images are lost.
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Lurch, I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to describe but I did go to OneDrive online and I would suggest opening the "sign in" in a separate window and then access the code in the other window. That way you'll have the first window free and clear of any distractions. Am I close to understanding the problem?
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Hi,

The sign in window stays on my screen no matter how many windows I open and it can't be moved or reduced.
I will keep trying and will try to access OneDrive some more.
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Try dragging the tab for One Drive to the monitor's edge in order to pin it along the edge. Then open another window.
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Easto wrote:Try dragging the tab for One Drive to the monitor's edge in order to pin it along the edge. Then open another window.
I finally got it.
I went from Chrome to MS Edge to do it and it worked.
I don't know why some of my images wouldn't show up unless I was signed into OneDrive.
Thanks again.
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Sometimes when you have OneDrive running it changes the location of your Documents/Pictures folders to OneDrive... This may be a problem if you have a lot of files and it tries syncing everything to the cloud.

I would look under C:\Users\[login name]\AppData\Local\
If the Pictures are under ..."OneDrive\Pictures" or just ..."Pictures". It is a bit of a pain to move all your folders to be local with OneDrive running and syncing.
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