Lost files after my files were automatically moved from C: drive to OneDrive after an update. Can they be recovered?

[Windows Server]

Hi all. There was an update on my computer that was installed around 12/20/24. When I logged on, I noticed that Microsoft automatically moved my Documents, Pictures, and Desktop to my OneDrive. I did NOT want this to happen so I attempted to move them back to the C: drive and deleted them from my OneDrive. However, I noticed that the files were NOT copied back to the C: drive, but the folders where there - just empty. The files are NOT in the OneDrive recycle bin. I suspect that I had a pop-up message that said that the files being deleted were to big and would not fit in the recycle bin. Sham

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