Windows 10: how do I save locally and not with onedrive?

I have uninstalled OneDrive and it still continues to save everything in OneDrive. I deleted a OneDrive file thinking that would help and lost my desktop. unfortunately, I had to permanently delete that so I'm assuming that's gone for good.

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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.

 

Saving files locally only and not on OneDrive

If you have disabled syncing, no syncing can occur. For an extra step, make sure that your OneDrive folder is empty and, in the OneDrive app settings, make sure that you have selected no folders to sync.

If you have Office 365, you need to take an extra step: Office 365 stores Office files in OneDrive by default. To store files locally, open any Office app and go to File > Options > Save > Save documents > Save to computer by default

Some things to keep in mind:

1- You can uninstall the OneDrive app. There's no harm in doing this. Microsoft may re-install the app as part of a Windows Update, which is understandable because Microsoft considers the OneDrive app to be a key feature of Windows. You don't have to agree, which is fine, that's why Microsoft makes it possible to uninstall the OneDrive app.

I personally do not use the OneDrive app and have uninstalled it. I don't see why I have to sync my computer with OneDrive, but that's just my view. If I want to store something in OneDrive, I simply open my OneDrive [ Microsoft OneDrive - Access files anywhere. Create docs with free Office Online. ] and drag the file to the OneDrive interface.

2- OneDrive is for syncing, not for backup. OneDrive is actually a poor choice for backing up, although it's better than nothing. To backup, get commercial backup software. You'll be glad you did.

 

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.