Microsoft 365 Roadmap | Microsoft 365<\/a><\/p>\n Many users have personal OneDrive accounts as well as business ones.\u00a0 If OneDrive detects that a business user also has a personal account, it will, \u201chelpfully\u201d offer to synchronise those files to the business PC, by default.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ border_width_all=”1px” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_2″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] We can turn it off, but we will need to be asked to do so \u2013 we can\u2019t guess who will find this welcome and who will not.<\/strong><\/p>\n There will be users with a business device that don\u2019t also use it to connect to their personal files.\u00a0 It is unlikely they will be impacted. \u00a0However, most of us do have our personal email in Outlook to our work PC, and maybe shortcuts to personal files.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_2″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/OneDrive-Files-Escaping.jpeg” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”OneDrive Files Escaping” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ box_shadow_style=”preset1″ border_width_all=”1px”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]There is a cyber-security risk element. Microsoft clearly think that its helpful to have the PC automatically detect these and sync them for users.\u00a0 \u00a0We think that will be true in most cases, but not all.\u00a0 This is especially true when the business has no control over the content people use on their personal files, and some might be, well, personal, and not appropriate for work.\u00a0 Likewise, it makes it far too easy to accidently, or deliberately, copy sensitive business files into the personal account.\u00a0 From there, the files can be further shared with no further restrictions, unless the business has invested the time and effort in setting up DLP services in 365 \u2013 something that is complex and not prevalent in smaller businesses.\u00a0 (some commentators are going so far as to say this will defeat DLP settings, although we are yet to verify this)<\/span><\/h2>\n