Windows 10: Auto Save Pictures to OneDrive or This PC in Windows 10

How to: Auto Save Pictures to OneDrive or This PC in Windows 10


Information In Windows 10, you can choose to save your OneDrive or This PC by default.

This tutorial will show you how to auto save your Pictures in Quick access to either OneDrive or This PC for your account in Windows 10.


Warning This tutorial is no longer valid starting with the Windows 10 April 2018 Update.

See the new method in the tutorial below instead now:

*Arrow Turn On or Off Documents, Pictures, and Desktop Folder Protection with OneDrive in Windows 10



EXAMPLE: Pictures in Quick access








Here's How:

1. Right click or press and hold on the OneDrive icon in the taskbar notification area, click/tap on the menu (3 dots) button, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)

*note If OneDrive is currently not running to show this icon, then run: %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDrive.exe



2. Click/tap on the Auto save tab, choose to save Pictures to either OneDrive or This PC only, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)




That's it,
Shawn


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'This PC' pictures folder is connected to OneDrive.


Hello Fudz,

Double check your OneDrive settings using the tutorial below to make sure that you have "Pictures" set to auto save to "This PC only" instead of "OneDrive".

*Arrow Auto Save Documents and Pictures to OneDrive or This PC in Windows 10 Windows 10 General Tips Tutorials

 

Auto Save Documents to OneDrive or This PC in Windows 10


There is one issue with this. After turning this on, the Documents and Picture shortcuts in Code:

Code:

This PC/Navigation Pane

leads to Code:

Code:

OneDrive/Documents

or Code:

Code:

OneDrive/Pictures.

But when you turn this off i.e. when you change it to This PC again. The link doesn't change back to Code:

Code:

%Userprofile%/Documents.

It still points to Code:

Code:

OneDrive/Documents

.
Plus, turning this off also messed up with auto screenshot save.



The screenshot above was saved in Code:

Code:

%Userprofile%/Pictures

instead of Code:

Code:

OneDrive/Pictures

. The whole system is messed up completely. @Brink Please give a fix. I have tired registry at Code:

Code:

HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/MyComputer

but modifying it doesn't help.

 

Windows 10 - OneDrive

Right click on the app and one of the properties has an option to not automatically start it. Uncheck, restart the computer, and it should stop. If you want to go another step further, find the OneDrive app in the start menu, right click on it and uninstall.

If that is still insufficient, there is a batch uninstaller for OneDrive available online. I can copy the code here if you need it.

 

Turn On or Off Auto Save Screenshots to OneDrive in Windows 10


Hello Arthur, and welcome to Ten Forums.

Q1) I'm not aware of way to change it to save the screenshot as a .jpg instead of .png. If you like, you could open the .png in Paint (mspaint.exe) then save it as a .jpg. Of course this is not practical if you have too many to do.

Q2) Win+Prtscn would save to OneDrive instead of This PC if you used the setting in the tutorial below to set your pictures to automatically be saved to OneDrive.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...dows-10-a.html

 

Save images/documents to my computer WITHOUT OneDrive being in the link

We suggest that you change the Auto Save location to This PC only in OneDrive settings. To do so, follow these steps:



If the OneDrive available in the taskbar, follow these steps:

• On the right-hand corner at the bottom part beside time and date, click the up arrow to get the OneDrive icon and then right-click on it and then select
  Settings. Like the image shown below:
• Go to the Auto Save tab, Change the Documents
  and Pictures location to This PC only and then make sure there no tick for
  Photos and videos and also for Screenshots. Like what’s shown below:
  
• Click OK to apply the changes.
• Go back to step 1, go to the Account tab and click the
  Unlink OneDrive.
• Follow the step 1 once again and select Exit.

If the OneDrive is no longer available in the taskbar, follow these steps:

• Click the Start menu and type in OneDrive and then select the first result.
• Sign in with your Microsoft account associated with your OneDrive and then follow the instructions to complete the login.
  
• On the right-hand corner at the bottom part beside time and date, click the up arrow to get the OneDrive icon and then right-click on it and then select
  Settings. Like the image shown below:
• Go to the Auto Save tab, Change the Documents
  and Pictures location to This PC only and then make sure there no tick for
  Photos and videos and also for Screenshots. Like what’s shown below:
  
• Click OK to apply the changes.
• Go back to step 1, go to the Account tab and click the
  Unlink OneDrive.
• Follow the step 1 once again and select Exit.

Let us know the result of your troubleshooting.