I'm just surprised it seems to actually be in c/users instead of a OneDrive folder
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Probably downloaded it from ChatGPT, that's why it's in the downloads folder.
Default location of the downloads folder becoming OneDrive wouldn't suprise me at all
Agree. The default download location on iOS and padOS is iCloud and it's pretty clear that Microsoft is chasing Apple's monetization model.
That sounds like hell, imagine running an exe from the cloud
You just invented saas
Why would it run it from the cloud? Any file you try to open is downloaded locally first.
The commenter suggested the file would be downloaded to onedrive. This implies that it doesn't touch the computer.
Windows has a onedrive folder locally, which is the one that person is talking about. C: users isn’t in the onedrive folder.
I’m not sure you know how onedrive works tbh.
@Whirlybird @potentiallynotfelix
It scares me how many people don't know this. The amount of people who have sent me and the rest of my team angry emails about how MS Defender is going "beyond its jurisdiction" after removing pirated software from their OneDrive is staggering.
I did a quick install of windows (last year I think?) and it sorted everything into a onedrive folder. documents, pictures, videos, downloads, all that stuff, looked normal from the file explorer, but was sneakily placed into a onedrive folder. it went something like c:/users/me/onedrive/. didn't realize what it had done until like 2 days later and it gave me some popup about not being able to upload. i don't even have a onedrive account; it just decided that was how it should be done. no idea what, if anything, it actually uploaded.
now if i have to install windows i have a script from privacy.sexy i run before doing anything else. havent had that happen again yet. still, probably best to assume anything on a windows machine is not private.
Sorry but no.
OneDrive would never back up a Downloads folder, that is just silly with the amount of data it gathers. Would fill up MS servers in no time.
The only folders it may put automatically in OneDrive are Pictures, Documents and Desktop.
it literally happened to me but ok
I believe you. When my ex got a laptop, literally every folder was onedrive. Even system folders were mapped to onedrive it was ridiculous. I had to backup all her stuff and manually fix the fuckery in the registry editor before i could uninstall onedrive.
I’m sorry but this is just not true. It does not and never has defaulted to having system folders in onedrive.
It happened. But ok if you say so.
Saying that happened is like saying that on their machine OneDrive was watching the recycling bin by default - it just isn’t how it works.
I think it might offer Downloads as an optional checkbox to select on first login, but can't remember off top of my head. Also, they definitely want you to blow through your free storage to give you a reason to upgrade the storage.
the embodiment of "it works fine on my machine"
Call musk, they need someone like him!
As long as they got that copy and paste terminal code barrier of entry web dev is safe
If Microsoft invented WWW
The cherry on top is that he just made the website in his downloads folder and not a new folder for the project.
I'm Guessing he downloaded it from chatgpt, hence the location
itt: people genuinely think this joke is real
I dunno bro, I can really see how the chicken could be enticed to cross the road by virtue of his chicken instincts. I'm something of a biologist myself
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<html>
<p>Hello world</p>
</html>
LOOK OUT DEVELOPERS I'M A CODER NOW
This didn’t tell about your cookie policy and there was no streaming video of something I have no interest in. And where were all the ads?
I need to know if there are hot single moms in my area!
Loads better than most websites and works flawlessly on mobile.
Well at least this may very well work as intended
This guy fucks
Hackerman
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"Hey ChatGPT! Build a fully functional turnkey ecommerce website."
Oh and make it FAST, no loading bars or spinners!
That seems really round-about.
Just:
import Money
Money.make('rain')
Python really does have everything
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