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Fix OneDrive 'On This Day' Showing Photos from All Folders
Question details
The user wants to restrict the OneDrive 'On This Day' feature to only display photos from the Pictures folder instead of pulling JPG files from all directories.
- Product
- Microsoft OneDrive
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Viewing daily photo memories in the OneDrive web browser interface.
- Observed behavior
- The 'On This Day' feature displays JPG images from every folder in the OneDrive account, and the settings do not offer an option to limit it exclusively to the Pictures folder.
Confirm whether you are accessing OneDrive through a web browser, as the 'On This Day' functionality and its folder-selection limitations are specific to the web and mobile versions.
Submit Feature Request to the Microsoft Feedback Portal
Since the lack of folder-restriction settings in OneDrive Web is a service-side limitation, reporting it directly to Microsoft is the official way to prompt a product update.
The web version of OneDrive controls the 'On This Day' functionality completely from the server side. Currently, it scans all directories for JPGs by default.
Microsoft actively monitors its Feedback Portal for user feature requests. Submitting your detailed experience helps them prioritize adding a folder-selection setting in future updates.
Open your web browser and navigate to feedbackportal.microsoft.com.
Log in using the same Microsoft account associated with your OneDrive.
Search for 'OneDrive On This Day folder settings' to upvote existing requests, or click 'Send feedback' to create a new one.
Include screenshots, list the specific non-picture folders being affected, and specify that this issue occurs in the web browser version of OneDrive.
Workaround: Archive or Compress Non-Photo Images
Prevent non-personal images (like work assets, icons, or references) from appearing in your memories by removing them from OneDrive's direct image scan path.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why does OneDrive 'On This Day' show images from my work folders?
The OneDrive web algorithm automatically scans your entire account for image files (like JPG and PNG) to build the 'On This Day' view. It does not currently restrict its search to just the 'Pictures' folder.
Can I turn off the 'On This Day' feature entirely in OneDrive?
You can turn off email notifications for this feature by going to OneDrive Settings > Options > Notifications and unchecking 'On This Day memories'. However, the memories may still populate inside the Photos tab on the web.
Is the 'On This Day' feature available on the OneDrive desktop app?
No, the 'On This Day' memory feature is primarily integrated into the OneDrive web interface and mobile applications. The desktop sync client only manages file synchronization and does not display these memories.
How can I stop specific folders from showing up in OneDrive Photos?
Currently, Microsoft does not provide a native setting to exclude specific folders from the Photos view. The best workaround is to place non-photo images into a ZIP folder or move them to local storage.
