Windows 10: How do I save a Paint3D file to a USB drive and where is the default folder location where...

There is to save as option in Paint3D. How does one savea Paint3D to a file location like a USB drive, so that one can complete their homework?


Seems strange that Microsoft forgot to add save as functionality without option to designate a file path.


Homework is due in 4 days. . . .

:)

 

default location to save files is in a hidden folder

You could try setting the default save location to this PC and then when you initially save a file to a location on the PC, Office should then default to that location:

• Open MS Word
• Click on the File menu item
• Click on Options
• Dialog box “Word Options” opens. Click on Save settings located on the left menu
• On the right-hand side you will see a checkbox labeled “Save to computer by default”, check it and then click OK.

 

default saved locations

Hi Ashley,

For better assistance, we'd like to know the following:

• How did you transfer your pictures from OneDrive to your computer?
• How were you trying to change the default save location?

We're looking forward to your reply.

well I went to one drive and right click the photos file, which is a zip folder, and chose to download. I clicked save as and clicked which file to put it in, which was pictures that is under PC (this computer), now I went to delete the picture files that
were under the one drive folder, after the download, however when I went to click the picture files under PC the file was not able to be located because of one drive all of sudden. So I restored the pictures I deleted from under one drive and BAM! The picture
file under PC is back! I came to the conclusion that the default storage is set to one drive for documents and pics, and it is. okay so I went to settings and storage and I'm changing the save locations from one drive to "this pc" but when I click apply it
goes right back to one drive.

I went to the one drive settings found in my hidden icons and changed documents and pics to "pc only" guess what? it's still defaulting to one drive. I rest my computer and everything now I can't even find one drive in my hidden icons no more.

Yes, you're correct. In Windows 10, the default save location for new documents and pictures is OneDrive. To change the default location, please check this
article. In this article, you will also see
the steps on how to move your files.

To locate your OneDrive, press Windows key > type OneDrive > select
OneDrive.





Feel free to post back should you need further help.

 

Default Save Locations

Hi,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. I understand the inconvenience you are facing. I will certainly help you with this.

By default we cannot change the installation location for Apps, however it can be changed through registry changes.

I would suggest you to make the changes if you are comfortable working with registry because if we make any small mistakes, we can make the computer unbootable.

You need to be logged in as the administrator to perform this actions:

• Press Windows keys +R, type regedit and hit Enter.
• Go to this location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx

On the right-side, double-click on PackageRoot and change the default value data to the location of your other drive/external drive. For instance, if drive letter is “G”, then enter G:\ in the value data box, and then click Ok button
to set your drive as default location for apps.

We suggest you create a new folder under the root of your drive and enter the path of that folder so that you can use the drive to store other files as well. That is, create a folder named
WinApps on the drive, enter G:\WinApps (replace “G” with drive’s letter) as the location in value data box.

From now on, whenever you install a new app from the Store, Windows 10 will install them on the other drive.

NOTE: Important this section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that
you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ ) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows



Hope this information helps. Post back with updated issue details for further help.

Thank you.