Windows 10: How to save files on computer instead of OneDrive

I’m trying to download files from OneDrive to my pc because apparently it’s slowly destroying my Sims 4 files, so I want to completely stop using OneDrive all together. But every time I try to use the “files on demand” option, stop backup of the folders, and then unlinking my pc, my documents, etc. disappear as well. The folders reappear after I sign back in of course. Is there anyway to properly copy them from OneDrive onto my pc?

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Files still saving to OneDrive

Hello Rubert, this is Emily.

Please do not delete this folder. Let's try to fix this issue in the most organic way so that we are not messing up the structure.

There are two scenarios that can cause this issue.

Scenario 1: OneDrive backup wasn't removed before you disconnected your OneDrive. To address this issue, you can do the following:

In order for us to sort all of these out, it is necessary (just for now) to get OneDrive desktop app back up and running.

Then go back to OneDrive Settings. In the backup and sync tab, click on "Manage Backup" button, then turn off all folders listed there. This is usually a step often missed by users before disconnecting OneDrive.

After you turn off the folders sync in above step, now go to Account tab, click on "Unlink this PC". Restart the computer. This will now return your user folders back to local structure instead of nested in OneDrive folder.

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Scenario 2: Your files can be synced directly to OneDrive via Office 365 apps with or without the desktop OneDrive app running. That is because apps like Word, Excel, Powerpoint can communicate with the OneDrive cloud directly without going through the Desktop OneDrive app. So, when you go to save a file in those apps, make sure you select "Browse" or "This PC" to save it to a local location instead.

 

Utilities that I run can no longer automatically save files to my OneDrive

Hi Alan,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

To set OneDrive as your default location to save your documents and files, follow the below steps.

1. Click on the OneDrive icon from the Taskbar area > Click on the menu button (three-dots) on the top-right corner > Click on
   Settings > Go to the Auto Save tab.
2. Using the drop-down menu, select OneDrive for
   Desktop, Documents, and Pictures and click on
   OK.
3. Once you complete the above steps, restart the computer once and try saving the files generated from utilities and check if it is saving in
   C:\Users\myname\OneDrive\Documents folder.

If you are still facing the same issue, then I suggest you to contact OneDrive support for further assistance on this issue by following the below steps.

• Login to
  https://onedrive.com/.
  
• Click the ? Help icon on the top banner of the page.
  
• Select Email OneDrive support for the further assistance.
  

 

Files saving to OneDrive instead of PC

I recently uninstalled OneDrive because of the issues I was having with it and now whenever I save a file it goes to OneDrive instead of my PC. I can see the file on my desktop but when I check its location, it shows up as C:\Users*user*\OneDrive\Desktop instead of C:\Users*user*\Desktop. I would like to save it to my PC (hard drive) without OneDrive interfering in any way.

Other I have checked the storage in system settings and PC is the only place it can save files which is even more absurd, I unchecked autosave to OneDrive before I uninstalled it as well.