Windows 10: how do I save files locally instead of onedrive

How do I save files to my pc, not onedrive

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Recent shortcuts for apps show files on OneDrive instead of local hard drive

I was able to follow the steps and uncheck the "Use Office apps to sync" box but it didn't change Office's behavior. I opened and closed an Excel spreadsheet on my local hard drive. After that, when I right-clicked on the Excel icon pinned to the taskbar, a link to the OneDrive cloud file was in the list of recent files instead of a link to the file on my hard drive.

Do you have any other suggestions?

Thanks!

 

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.

 

Saving files locally only?

OK, thank you for clarifying that for me, Henry. There is a way to save a Word/Excel file online to your computer.

1. Click on File on the upper left-hand corner.
2. Click on Save As.
3. Click on Download a Copy.

This option would allow you to save the file locally onto your computer. However, the word/excel file will still automatically save to your OneDrive, but you can discard it once the file is onto your computer. I hope this helps. Please let me know if this works for you.